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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: Unrated
Binding: DVD
Brand: Alpha Video
EAN: 0089218307491
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Label: Alpha Video
Languages: EnglishOriginal Language
Manufacturer: Alpha Video
MPN: 3074
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Alpha Video
Region Code: 1
Release Date: March 19, 2002
Running Time: 77 minutes
Studio: Alpha Video
Theatrical Release Date: November 25, 1937
Editorial Review:
Amazon.com essential video:
As potent today as it was when released in 1937, this classic screwball satire stars Carole Lombard as Hazel Flagg, the small-town girl who mistakenly believes she's dying of radium poisoning. Sensing a great human interest story that will tug the public's heartstrings and help sell newspapers, exploitative journalist Wally Cook (Fredric March) brings Hazel to New York City and turns her into a media darling. Wally's callous strategy takes a sudden turn when he starts having feelings for the vulnerable Hazel. Filmed in early three-strip Technicolor and scripted by Ben Hecht and James H. Street, this sharp comedy still sizzles with its cynical take on media profiteering, and the matching of Lombard and March is unforgettably entertaining. --Jeff Shannon
Average Rating: 
Rating:  -
On reading some of the reviews of Nothing Sacred here, I saw that while some folks found it just fine & dandy, others were disappointed. Being Carole Lombard fans, and knowing the reputation of this film, they expected more from it; they expected it to be funnier than it was.
The problem is that this film was, as pointed out by others, more of a satire than a screwball comedy. In many ways, it was almost a late `30s film version of MAD magazine, and, thus, many of the barbs are aimed ... Read More
Rating:  -
The DVD case says the film is B&W. Unfortunately the DVD is technicolor. Video quality is blurry, washed out and unwatchable. I would have preferred a crisp B&W version. This version is a waste of time and money. Could not even finish watching this DVD because of the poor quality.
Rating: -
Nothing Sacred falls into the madcap comedy genre. Carol Lombard is terrific as a woman who thought she was dying and then isn't. The story illustrates some timeless truths -- namely that lies take on a life of their own. The importance of the press dates the film -- the newspaper publisher is all-powerful, sort of a William Randolf Hearst character. The movie raises some moral questions that are relevant today -- when the dying girl isn't going to die, people are actually disappointed. One note ... Read More
Rating: -
Nothing Sacred is considered a screwball comedy; but I'm afraid I have to differ to some degree. I thought the humor was lukewarm although the plot moves along at a good pace. The convincing acting held my attention and the choreography worked well in scenes involving crowds and hotel rooms.
When the movie begins, we meet Wally Cook (Fredric March), a newspaper reporter who has just cost his paper, The Morning Star, some embarrassment with a phony story. Although Wally gets a rotten demotion ... Read More
Rating: -
This is a screwball comedy about a young woman named Hazel Flagg (Carole Lombard) from a small town of Warsaw, Vermont is supposedly dying of radium poisoning. Wally Cook (Fredric March), a New York newspaper reporter writes a series of stories about her; the readers learn about Hazel and they get caught up with this story. Emotions run high, sympathy flows, and soon Hazel becomes the toast of New York.
When a team of doctors examine Hazel, the truth comes out; she is not dying, the situation ... Read More
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