Astute salute to a charming rake, deceptive satire disguised as a bubble. This movie has Ameche as an innocent Casanova, shown from infancy to his death at age 70. The film opens with a deceased Ameche standing before the Devil, Cregar, requesting his passport to Hell. Cregar studies his
newest applicant and then reviews Ameche's carefree and often careless life. Based on the Hungarian play
Birthdays by Ladislaus Bus-Fekete, with additional bromides from Samson Raphaelson. But Ameche is short on charm and too hapless for the role; he can't get any real chemistry cooking with
Tierney. Still, it's compensated by a supporting cast of pros, and Lubitsch's deft d...
Released:
1943
Rated:
NR
Length:
112 mins