Don Ameche and Ann Sothern star in "Fifty Roads to Town" from 1937.
Until Tyrone Power attained stardom at 20th Century Fox, Ameche was their go-to leading man. After Power's rise to fame, Ameche still played leads, except when Power was in the film.
In this story, Peter Nostrand (Ameche) is on the lam, but at first, we don't know why. Millicent Kendall (Sothern) is on the lam, too, but again, we don't know why. We only know they are whizzing down roads at 90 miles an hour trying to avoid each other and the police. They both wind up at a hotel that is about to close for the winter. They both escape, Millicent still in her nightgown.
Later, they wind up in a cabin. It's there they learn that Millicent is an heiress (it is, after all, after It Happened One Night) running away from her father so she can marry her boyfriend. We also then learn that Peter is running away from a divorce case in which he is asked to testify. Since both parties are his friends, he wants no part of it.
Delightful film with Millicent at one point hiding in Peter's trunk - he spots her and gives her a bumpy ride. The shootout at the end is hilarious. The two sing a song together, Never in a Million Years, and we get to hear what great voices they both had. Both had many Broadway musical credits.
I love these lighthearted comedies.
Until Tyrone Power attained stardom at 20th Century Fox, Ameche was their go-to leading man. After Power's rise to fame, Ameche still played leads, except when Power was in the film.
In this story, Peter Nostrand (Ameche) is on the lam, but at first, we don't know why. Millicent Kendall (Sothern) is on the lam, too, but again, we don't know why. We only know they are whizzing down roads at 90 miles an hour trying to avoid each other and the police. They both wind up at a hotel that is about to close for the winter. They both escape, Millicent still in her nightgown.
Later, they wind up in a cabin. It's there they learn that Millicent is an heiress (it is, after all, after It Happened One Night) running away from her father so she can marry her boyfriend. We also then learn that Peter is running away from a divorce case in which he is asked to testify. Since both parties are his friends, he wants no part of it.
Delightful film with Millicent at one point hiding in Peter's trunk - he spots her and gives her a bumpy ride. The shootout at the end is hilarious. The two sing a song together, Never in a Million Years, and we get to hear what great voices they both had. Both had many Broadway musical credits.
I love these lighthearted comedies.