The Talk of the Town

[luzula]

I have now seen The Talk of the Town from 1942, and I am entirely charmed. I haven't seen a slashier movie in ages. It is a screwball comedy about a labor union agitator who is framed for a crime and has escaped from jail, a law professor, and a schoolteacher (the first two are men, the third is a woman). There is constant debate and banter about the purpose and nature of the law, and also they all fall in love. This last requires very little imagination on my part; it is basically text. Also I actually find Cary Grant fairly attractive in this movie, which is a first. Probably this is because he does not have a moustache.

I watched this movie because skygiants said I should, and I was richly rewarded. Also then I could read skygiants' happy threesome fic from this Yuletide!

Comments

[skygiants]

HAHAHAHAHA I'M SO GLAD, it's such a beautiful queer pro-union rom-com!

[luzula]

I know! So utterly charming! It's my favorite movie in a long time (okay, I do watch very few movies, but still).

Also, I watched it with my housemates and then I linked them to your fic. : )

[jesse_the_k]

Thank you.

The weather has been keeping us inside a lot, and Netflix is full of depressing shit. This is just what I need as a unicorn chaser!

[luzula]

Enjoy! : ) And do tell me what you think.

[akamine_chan]

It is a screwball comedy about a labor union agitator..

I got this far and thought, it's totally a movie for you.

[luzula]

Ha ha, yes. Sometimes I am predictable...