1935 - THE GOOD FAIRY, good 1930's romantic comedy

An early film from William Wyler who was entering his best period as a director.  Margaret Sullivan a rather unconventional actress is an orphan who gets a job at one of those opulent movie theaters which don't exist anymore. She ends up getting involved with three men. A waiter, the theater owner and a morose attorney. 

Wyler was a great director who could work in about any genre and what this film also has going for it is a screenplay by the legendary Preston Sturges.  This film is loaded with his weird characters and goofy situations.

 

If you are a fan of classic Hollywood actors, seeing Frank Morgan, the Wizard of Oz himself and classy British actor Herbert Marshall act like complete fools makes this film a lot of fun.  Margaret Sullivan didn't do a lot of films but she was an excellent performer and managed to play the naive orphan without looking like an idiot.

 

This is a very well made and still very entertaining comedy from as they used to say "the golden age of Hollywood."  Wyler 's direction is very smooth when it comes to moving the story along and working with actors always his strong points throughout his career. A high recommendation for this one.

The running time is 98 minutes.