All Else Confusion

Two days in a row with one of my favorites!

Lombard was one of the top comediennes of the 1930's, starring in such comedic gems as Nothing Sacred, My Man Godfrey, and Mr. and Mrs. Smith. She could also play dramatic roles, for example a dedicated British nurse in Vigil in the Night.

Lombard died in a plane crash at the age of 33. Her final film was To Be or Not To Be, a satire about a group of Polish actors who outwit the Nazis, with Jack Benny. The film was in post-production at the time of her death and was edited. The film's producers decided to cut a scene at the end of the movie in which her character asks, "What can happen in a plane?" as they felt it was in poor taste, given the circumstances of Lombard's death.

Check out Mr. and Mrs. Smith, which really has nothing in common with the Brad Pitt/Angelina Jolie movie of 2005.

A couple finds out that they are not really legally married. When the husband decides to have some fun with this knowledge, it has disasterous (and hilarious) results. Starring Lombard and Robert Montgomery. Directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Tonight at 11.

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