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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