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film by Leisen [1937]

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contribution by Sturges

In Preston Sturges: Early life and work
…The Good Fairy (1935), and Easy Living (1937), the last a highly regarded screwball comedy with Jean Arthur and Ray Milland that was directed by Mitchell Leisen, whose handling of the script so disappointed Sturges that he became determined to direct himself.
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discussed in biography

In Mitchell Leisen: Films of the 1930s
…film, the masterful screwball comedy Easy Living (1937), to Preston Sturges’s clever screenplay, whereas others praised Leisen for deftly preventing that script from being overly talky. In either case, Sturges was unhappy with the handling of his material by Leisen (whom he accused of being more interested in the set…
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