Monty Woolley,Bette Davis,and Ann Sheridan star in a wonderfully,witty comedy called The Man Who Came To Dinner{1941}. Based on a successful play by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart,it tells the story of a radio personality,Sheridan Whiteside{Woolley}going to businessman's house to dinner with his loyal and dedicated secretary,Maggie{Davis}.After he's picked up at the train station,he slips from ice on the ground,and breaks his hip.Then he must stay at the businessman's house for a while. Woolley takes over the lives of the family,literally. He makes them go into the house from the back way,knock when they enter the living room, insults them,and makes their lives miserable. He stays there for close to a year. He later finds out from his doctor that he wasn't really that sick at all. The doctor looked at the wrong x-rays,but Woolley is not going to go that fast. Davis has fallen in love with a reporter and he doesn't want to lose her. So, he gets an actress {Sheridan},that he knows, to steal the reporter away from Davis. You'll roll on the floor laughing at this movie. Monty Woolley is superb as a coniving middle-aged old man. Bette Davis does a great job at something light-hearted,for a change. She does take a back seat to Woolley,though.She was only put in the film for box-office success, because Woolley was not a big name. A Must See!! I give it a 9 1/2 out of 10.
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