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Without Reservations [1946] (REGION 1) (NTSC)
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Review date: 2007-02-07 Rating: 6 out of 10
Without Reservations is an overlong road trip comedy that is mainly of interest today as one of the reasons screenwriter Andrew Solt found himself in deep water in the blacklist years. You do hope there were better ones, because the script is pretty trite and rarely convincing, with author Claudette Colbert tagging along with Marine flyer John Wayne because she thinks he'll be the ideal casting for her soon to be filmed novel that many have hailed as a blueprint for the future but he thinks is ridiculous. You can fill in the gaps from there, although one supporting character's bizarre application of socialist principles to hook men and the odd barb about social engineering add unexpected quirks to a tediously conventional movie.
DD's DVD boasts a good transfer, unlike the many Public Domain releases of the film.
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Reviews
Great Film
Review date: 2004-02-08 Rating: 10 out of 10
Without Reservations is a great film in which celebrated writer,Christopher Madden played be Claudette Colbert. Meets and falls in love with Marine John Wayne who she is trying to make star in the film of her book.
Excellent film about her following him-trying to keep the secret about her true identity!
Trust me BUY IT!!!!
Refreshing rommantic commedy
Review date: 2002-03-01 Rating: 8 out of 10
Not always a cowboy, John Wayne is Rusty a post WWII Marine pilot traveling across country by train who meets up with Claudette Colbert as a writer on her way to Hollywood to oversee the sceen version of her hit novel "From here to Eternaty". One look at the Duke and she see him as Mark Winston the role leading man in her new movie. They make their way by train, car and almost plane. Each chaaotic turn in the road offers amusement and banter with a pleasent rommantic under current.
Product Details/Specifications
Actor(s):
Phil Brown
John Wayne
Anne Triola
Don DeFore
Claudette Colbert
Creators:
Claudette Colbert (Primary Contributor)
John Wayne (Primary Contributor)
Milton R. Krasner (Cinematographer)
Jack Ruggiero (Editor)
Jesse L. Lasky (Producer)
Walter MacEwen (Producer)
Andrew Solt (Writer)
Jane Allen (Writer)
Mae Livingston (Writer)
Director(s):
Recording label: Turner Home Entertainment
Manufacturer: Turner Home Entertainment
EAN: 0053939786620
Binding: DVD
Number of items: 1
Format: Closed-captioned, Colour, DVD-Video, Subtitled, NTSC,
Release date: 2007-05-22
Universal product code (UPC): 053939786620
Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
Region code: 1
Running time: 107 minutes
Theatrical release date: 1946-05-13
Language: English (Original Language)
Language: Spanish (Original Language)
Language: English (Subtitled)
Language: French (Subtitled)