It’s right on the fringes of the archives for me. Cary Grant and Loretta Young are very good it in
Apparently Grant switched roles with Niven—and thank God- unless it was an entirely different movie (It would’ve been even with the same script) – it was a no-brainer for Grant
The writing team of Billy Wilder and Charles Brackett did pretty heavy re-writes (boy how bad was the original?)
Grant is charismatic and he’s perfect in many ways to play an angel- he absolutely glides when he moves
Photography by Gregg Toland but there’s nothing overly spectacular here
I’ve seen the films an unreasonably high amount of times because of Christmas and my love for seasonal films
Monty Woolley is solid in a small role—some of the most charming moments are the film are with him and Young or him and Grant—Elsa Lanchester as Matilda the maid has a good scene or two
1946 and 1947 are loaded with Xmas movies for some reason—this, it’s a wonderful life (1946) and miracle on 34th street (1947)—even the young actor (Robert J. Anderson) that played the George Bailey Jimmy Stewart character is here
The basic premise is sort of borrowed for Elf and there’s a remake with Denzel and Whitney Houston that isn’t as good
Niven plays an ass in the film but Grant really comes close to making you root for him as he basically tries to take Loretta Young (Niven’s wife) away. It’s a peculiar film
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