THE TALK OF THE TOWN
NYC PREMIERE OF NEW 4K DCP RESTORATION
U.S., 1942
Directed by George Stevens
With Cary Grant, Jean Arthur, Ronald Colman
Approx. 118 min. 4K DCP.
Leftist mill worker Cary Grant is accused of arson and murder and escapes jail mid-trial, seeking shelter in a remote cottage owned by his former schoolmate Jean Arthur. He arrives at the same time as Arthur’s summer tenant, distinguished law professor and Supreme Court candidate Ronald Coleman, and must convince him that there’s a human side to the law. Nominated for seven Academy Awards® including Best Picture.
Reviews
“An attractive serio-comic tale of civic corruption.”
– Tom Milne, Time Out