Movie, 1942Cracking, irreverant farce with a glorious procession of hard dyed stereotypes, gags, plot twists and situations which are as cruel as they are ridiculous. Presiding within and directing this cacophony, or so he'd like to think is main character, the wonderfully over the top, snarling Sheridan Whiteside. A grotesque beaut. A film like this, where every character except the slightly annoying male love interest, could easily have had a nervous breakdown, is pretty much beyond criticism. One to let wash over you and enjoy. It's also a rare example of an enclosed 'filmed play' which doesn't suffer from being set bound.
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