Reviews
CinemaSerf

CinemaSerf

June 13, 2022
7.0
This has shades of "My Fair Lady" about it - and Frank Capra has done quite well with a cast of lesser known actors to create quite an enjoyable comedy drama. May Robson steals the show as "Apple Annie", a lady who makes her living selling these fruit on Times Square. She is well known and well liked by her pals and all is going along nicely until her daughter writes to announce that she will be arriving from Spain with her new fiancée and his father - both are (minor) Spanish aristocracy who have been led to believe, as has her daughter, that "Annie" is rather closer to the top of New York society than she actually is! Luckily, up steps local crook "Dave the Dude" (Warren William) who has always had a fondness for the old girl, and on hearing of her impending predicament decides that he is going to help. The race is on now on to turn the rough around the edges woman into the epitome of culture and decorum - otherwise, no wedding! It's good fun to watch this - on one hand we have the story or rags to riches (for the day) Robson, and she is engaging and charming in an authentic manner; the other is the gangster whose behaviour is causing all sorts of consternation amongst his colleagues and rivals who are unsure just what is going on... Halliwell Hobbes is always reliable as the butler and Glenda Farrell has some good scenes as "Missouri", too. It has a pace all of it's own, and plenty of humour to keep the 90 minutes busy and enjoyable. Of course there is little jeopardy - and the fact that there isn't is actually one of the things that vindicates this actually rather joyous piece of cinema.

Recommendation Movies

7.8
Comedy
View
7.8
It Happened One Night
It Happened One Night1934
7.2
Comedy
View
7.2
Design for Living
Design for Living1933
7.1
Crime
View
7.1
The Petrified Forest
The Petrified Forest1936
6.6
Comedy
View
6.6
Sex and the Single Girl
Sex and the Single Girl1964
7.2
Drama
View
7.2
Wild River
Wild River1960
7.5
Crime
View
7.5
Serpico
Serpico1973
7.3
Drama
View
7.3
The Hours
The Hours2002
7.9
Adventure
View
7.9
Jurassic Park
Jurassic Park1993
7.2
Adventure
View
7.2
Lethal Weapon
Lethal Weapon1987
8.2
Thriller
View
8.2
The Handmaiden
The Handmaiden2016
7.8
Crime
View
7.8
Fargo
Fargo1996
7.5
Thriller
View
7.5
Anatomy of a Fall
Anatomy of a Fall2023
6.8
Romance
View
6.8
Cinderella
Cinderella2015
6.7
Comedy
View
6.7
Elf
Elf2003
7.3
Fantasy
View
7.3
Meet Joe Black
Meet Joe Black1998
7.8
Drama
View
7.8
Rain Man
Rain Man1988
6.9
Thriller
View
6.9
10 Cloverfield Lane
10 Cloverfield Lane2016
7.4
Crime
View
7.4
Killers of the Flower Moon
Killers of the Flower Moon2023
7.4
Science Fiction
View
7.4
District 9
District 92009
7.2
Animation
View
7.2
The Aristocats
The Aristocats1970
© 2025 MoovieTime. All rights reserved.Made with Nuxt