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Preston Sturges - what members say

Unfaithfully Yours review by A customer from Manchester, England

Classic Sturges - roll on the others! 22 September 2004
...It's about time that the great Preston Sturges comedies had an airing on DVD. This disc has a crisp transfer, with good sound, and even the 'classic' black and white print and... Read customer review

Sullivan's Travels review by SAI81 from Tonbridge, Kent

Sullivan's Travels 12 August 2005
...some research and ends up doing rather more than he bargained for is a delight. Preston Sturges screenplay and direction are fast, funny and original (Though it's a shame he h... Read customer review

The Lady Eve review by from London

A comedic treasure 9 August 2005
...From one of the first great writer-directors of comedy this is one of Preston Sturges masterpieces. The 'card cheating' scene alone is worth watching this film for but there a... Read customer review

Preston Sturges - filmography

Unfaithfully Yours (1948)
Starring: Rex Harrison, Linda Darnell, Rudy Vallee
Director: Preston Sturges
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Preston Sturges' Unfaithfully Yours is a typically witty and wild screwball comedy starring Rex Harrison as a symphony conductor named Alfred de Carter who is convinced his wife (Linda Darnell) is having an affair. During one of his concerts, Alfred begins planning three different ways of solving ..read more »

64% from 537 members
Currently unavailable

The Sin Of Harold Diddlebock on DVD (1947)
Starring: Harold Lloyd, Jimmy Conlin, Raymond Walburn
Director: Preston Sturges
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Harold Diddlebock is a banker who dreams only of getting his fellow cashier down the aisle. His dream, and heart, are shattered, however, when he is fired...

56% from 166 members

Hail The Conquering Hero on DVD (1944)
Starring: Eddie Bracken, Ella Raines, Raymond Walburn
Director: Preston Sturges
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When Woodrow Lafayette Pershing Truesmith is discharged from the Marines due to a hayfever condition, he is reluctant to return home. However, on the advice of some fellow marines, Woodrow fabricates a story which elevates him to the status of war hero...

70% from 420 members

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek (1944)
Starring: Eddie Bracken, Betty Hutton
Director: Preston Sturges
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Trudy Kockenlocker, a small-town girl with a soft spot for American soldiers, wakes up the morning after a wild farewell party for the troops to find that she married someone she can't remember--and she's pregnant. Norval Jones, the 4-F local boy who's been in love with Trudy for years, tries to ..read more »

70% from 46 members
Currently unavailable

The Great Moment on DVD (1944)
Starring: Joel McCrea, Betty Field, Harry Carey
Director: Preston Sturges
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The biography of Dr.W.T.Morgan, a 19th century Boston dentist, during his quest to have anesthesia, in the form of ether, accepted by the public and the medical and dental establishment.

59% from 133 members

The Palm Beach Story on DVD (1942)
Starring: Claudette Colbert, Joel McCrea
Director: Preston Sturges
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An inventor needs cash to develop his big idea. His wife, who loves him, decides to raise it for him by divorcing him and marrying a millionaire.

70% from 646 members

The Lady Eve on DVD (1941)
Starring: Barbara Stanwyck, Henry Fonda
Director: Preston Sturges
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When Jean Harrington meets Charles Pike on a ship, a misunderstanding leaves them parting on bad terms. In order to win back his love, Jean disguises herself as an English lady and sets off to pursue him...

72% from 1,453 member

Sullivan's Travels on DVD (1941)
Starring: Joel McCrea, Veronica Lake, Veronica lake
Director: Preston Sturges
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In Preston Sturges' classic comedy of Depression-era America, filmmaker John L. Sullivan (Joel McCrea), fed up with directing profitable comedies like Ants in Your Plants of 1939, is consumed with the desire to make a serious social statement in his upcoming film, Oh Brother, Where Art Thou? Unable ..read more »

73% from 1,669 member

The Great McGinty (1940)
Starring: Brian Donlevy, Muriel Angelus, Akim Tamiroff
Director: Preston Sturges
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Dan McGinty is recruited by the city's political machine to help with vote fraud. ..

68% from 328 members
Not currently released

Christmas in July on DVD (1940)
Starring: Dick Powell, Ellen Drew
Director: Preston Sturges
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An office clerk loves entering contests in the hopes of someday winning a fortune and marrying the girl he loves...

64% from 287 members

Preston Sturges facts

5 most recent films

Unfaithfully Yours - 3.0 stars
The Sin Of Harold Diddlebock - 3.0 stars
Hail The Conquering Hero - 3.5 stars
The Miracle of Morgan's Creek - 3.5 stars
The Great Moment - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Sullivan's Travels - 3.5 stars
The Lady Eve - 3.5 stars
The Palm Beach Story - 3.5 stars
Hail The Conquering Hero - 3.5 stars
The Great McGinty - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Miracle of Morgan's Creek - 3.5 stars
The Sin Of Harold Diddlebock - 3.0 stars
The Great Moment - 3.0 stars
Unfaithfully Yours - 3.0 stars
Christmas in July - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Joel McCrea - 3 times - show films
Raymond Walburn - 2 times - show films
Rudy Vallee - 2 times - show films
Eddie Bracken - 2 times - show films
William Demarest - 2 times - show films