MAJESTIC THEATRE.
New Type of Comedy.
I Love in a trailer is a literal description of "Listen, Darling," new comedy featuring Freddie Bartholomew and Judy Garland, which, opens on Friday at the Majestic Theatre. The picture is a bow of. recognition to thousands who have put their permanent or temporary homes on wheels and made all of America their back yard. Fully half of the action in "Listen, Darling" takes place in and around two trailers, requiring the building of two of the smallest motion picture sets on record. For those who like lavishness as the background of their romance and comedy, however, there are other elaborate and expensive sets. "Listen, Darling" is the story of two kids who "kidnap" the girl's mother in the family trailer to prevent her from marrying the town banker and set out upon the highways to find a suitable husband for her. Mary Astor plays the mother and the "suitors" encountered are Walter Pidgeon and Alan Hale. Gene Lockhart is the unwanted banker and little Scotty Beckett appears as a- small but effectiye menace, who manages to make things mighty uncomfortable for Cupid. Freddie Bartholomew appears in a sympathetic role that is in sharp contrast to the unpleasant characters he has played in many of his pictures. Judy Garland, besides singing three numbers, has an emotional opportunity such as, has not been afforded her to date on the screen. "Listen, Darling" is based upon Katharine Brush's magazine story of the same name and was directed by Edwin L. Marin. '
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 55, 7 March 1939, Page 8
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