Der Mann, der zum Essen kam

Originaltitel: The Man Who Came to Dinner

1941
0
1 Std. 52 Min.

IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

9350

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Bette Davis, Jimmy Durante, Ann Sheridan, and Monty Woolley in Der Mann, der zum Essen kam (1941)

Trailer for this classic romantic comedy

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Screwball Comedy Comedy Romance

Füge eine Handlung in deiner Sprache hinzuAn acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.An acerbic critic wreaks havoc when a hip injury forces him to move in with a Midwestern family.

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IMDb-BEWERTUNG

7,5/10

9350

IHRE BEWERTUNG

Siehe Produktionsinformationen bei IMDbPro

Auszeichnungen
- 2 Gewinne & 1 Nominierung insgesamt

Wissenswertes
Moss Hart and George S. Kaufman, authors of the play from which this film was adapted, were good friends with Alexander Woollcott, a famous critic, radio personality, and lecturer at the time. Woollcott requested that they write a play FOR him, but they never came up with a plot. One day Woollcott came to visit Hart unexpectedly and turned his house upside down, taking over the master bedroom, ordering Hart's staff around and making a general nuisance of himself. When Hart told Kaufman of the visit, he asked, "Imagine what would have happened if he broke his leg and had to stay?" They looked at each other and knew they had a play.

Patzer
The penguins Sheridan Whiteside is sent as a gift are supposed to eat, among other things, whale blubber. This couldn't be a natural food for penguins, as it would mean that they would have to be able to kill a whale in the wild.

Zitate
Sheridan Whiteside: [opening a box of candy] Ah, pecan butternut fudge!
Nurse Preen: Oh, my, you mustn't eat candy, Mr. Whiteside, it's very bad for you.
Sheridan Whiteside: My great aunt Jennifer ate a whole box of candy every day of her life. She lived to be 102 and when she'd been dead three days she looked better than you do *now!*

Verbindungen
Featured in Meine Stiefmutter ist ein Alien (1988)

Soundtracks
Silent Night, Holy Night
(1818) (uncredited)
Music by Franz Xaver Gruber
Lyrics by Joseph Mohr
Sung by a boys' choir

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Ausgewählte Rezension

A classic film based on a classic American play.

This delightful film is based on one of the three great stage comedies written by Moss Hart and George Kauffman, two of America's most celebrated comedy playwriting teams. A classic farce which spoofs the arrogance of the self important writer, Sheridan Whiteside, and exposes the hidden foibles of high society including a household member who is a secret axe murderer, it's nicely offset by a light comedy romance between two supporting players. Bette Davis gives one of her better performances as the female romantic lead and is, for a change, neither ascerbic nor bitchy. This is a nice piece of ensemble acting, and a perfect example of American comedy of its period.