I would place four in the category of "must-see" Bobs, and you probably have seen them all. Night Must Fall was Bob's favorite movie. He put a lot of effort in the role and his performance is just wonderful. The final scenes are just superb. He deserved the Best Actor nomination ... at least.
Mr. & Mrs. Smith is a delight. Carole Lombard and Bob enjoyed working together and it shows through in their performances. There are a number of classic scenes that do not fail to make you laugh, no matter how many times you have seen them. The IMDB rating is only 6.5. I disagree wholeheartedly ... too many Hitchcock fanatics dissing the movie because it is a comedy and not your typical Hitchcock. That's their loss.
Private Lives was first a play written by Noel Coward, and this is a faithful adaptation. I'm sure it would have been just fantastic to see Coward and Gertrude Lawrence perform it on the stage, but Bob and Norma Shearer acquit themselves quite well. An enjoyable movie, the leads ably supported by Una Merkel and Reginald Denny, the discarded spouses. Did you know Laurence Olivier played Denny's role on the stage? My fun newly acquired factoid for the day ...
And Hide-Out is purely a joy to watch. Such a sweet romantic comedy, with one of the screen's best matches. Yes, Maureen O'Sullivan was actually as good-looking as Bob. If they had only made the sequel ...
Let's see, that leaves five movies to discuss. I watched two of them earlier this evening, which is why I'm approaching my total collapse time already. And three more to catch up on tomorrow. Watching five Bob movies ... ah, the hard work I do for the blog! Until tomorrow ...
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