Easy Living (1937 film)

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Easy Living (1937 film) is a 1937 screwball comedy directed by Mitchell Leisen, written by Preston Sturges, and celebrated for its witty script and stylish production design.

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instanceOf film
screwball comedy film
artDirectionBy Hans Dreier
Robert Usher
basedOn story by Vera Caspary
blackAndWhite true
castMember Andrew Tombes
Edward Arnold
Franklin Pangborn
Jean Arthur
Luis Alberni
Mary Nash
Ray Milland
Wallace Ford
William Demarest
cinematographer Ted Tetzlaff
costumeDesigner Edith Head
countryOfOrigin United States
criticalReception acclaimed for sophisticated comedy and visual style
director Mitchell Leisen
distributor Paramount Pictures
editor Chandler House
era Golden Age of Hollywood
filmingStudio Paramount Studios
linked to: Paramount Pictures
genre comedy film
romantic comedy film
hasFilmFormat 35 mm
mainCharacter J. B. Ball
John Ball Jr.
Mary Smith
motionPictureRatingSystem Production Code era Hollywood film
musicBy Victor Young
notableFor stylish production design
witty script
originalLanguage English
partOf Hollywood screwball comedy cycle
plotSummary A wealthy banker’s fur coat accidentally lands on a working girl, leading to mistaken identities, social climbing, and romantic entanglements.
producer Arthur Hornblow Jr.
productionCompany Paramount Pictures
releaseDate 1937-07-16
releaseYear 1937
runtimeMinutes 88
screenplayStyle fast-paced dialogue
screenwriter Preston Sturges
setInLocation New York City
setInPeriod 1930s
title Easy Living
writer Preston Sturges

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