BRIGHT COMEDY.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume 60, Issue 32, 17 November 1939, Page 3

BRIGHT COMEDY.

“THERE’S ALWAYS A WOMAN.” Mr and Mrs William Reardon have become famous overnight, and for the benefit of those who have not yet seen “There’s Always a Woman,” Mi and Mrs Reardon are Melvvn Douglas and Joan Blondell respectively;—a combination that threatens to outdo the Nick Charleses (William Fowell and Myrna Loy) as the screen’s most popular man and wife combination. The picture is scintillating comedy from the opening scene, and for Miss Blondell particularly the film is a triumph for, in by far her most important role to date, she is magnificent. At one moment she shows flashes of the sophistication of Myrna Loy ©and at another moment the delicious recklessness of Irene Dunne. Melvvn Douglas plays the part of the helpless husband splendidly. Helpless inasmuch as his wife can do practically anything she wishes and get away with it. Although the comedy never flags, there are a number of highly dramatic episodes,' including a. murder to brighten matters up. There is quite an unexpected denouement as far as the murder is concerned, but the final bringing together of the husband and wife, one working for the District Attorney and the other as a private investigator, brings the picture to a delightful close.