The Perfect Specimen (1937)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Michael Curtiz

Writers:

Samuel Hopkins Adams (story)
Norman Reilly Raine (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

2 May 1938 (Denmark)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman

Cast

Errol Flynn	...	Gerald Beresford Wicks
Joan Blondell	...	Mona Carter
Hugh Herbert	...	Killigrew Shaw
Edward Everett Horton	...	Mr. Grattan
Dick Foran	...	Jink Carter
Beverly Roberts	...	Alicia Brackett
May Robson	...	Mrs. Leona Wicks
Allen Jenkins	...	Pinky
Dennie Moore	...	Clarabelle
Hugh O'Connell	...	Hotel Clerk
James Burke	...	Constable Snodgrass
Granville Bates	...	Hooker - Garage Owner
Harry Davenport	...	Carl Carter
Tim Henning	...	Briggs

Runtime:

USA:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

Once frequently shown on local television, legal complications involving literary rights have kept this one off cable and prevented its DVD release for many years.

Quotes:

Mr. Grattan: He's probably suffering untold tortures.

Top drawer. The lost art of whimsical comedy.

This film might have its critics, but for me it's always a delight to see good-natured humour given a chance to shine in the hands of great actors. Errol Flynn was one of the most underrated comedians of any age. He was always prepared to send himself up as easily as anyone else and few others could have carried this film off especially playing opposite the crackerjack Joan Blondell. Add May Robson, Allen Jenkins and Edward Everett Horton and you've got a great little film that would make anyone forget about the world's woes for a hour or three. Not to be missed by any joker with a heart and most people without one. Give in to a bit of fun now and again and remember that life is all meat and potatoes.