- Actors: Carole Lombard, James Stewart, Charles Coburn, Lucile Watson, Eddie Quillan
- Directors: John Cromwell
- Writers: Frank Ryan, Jo Swerling, Rose Franken
- Producers: David O. Selznick
- Language English
- Classification: PG
- Studio: Second Sight
- VHS Release Date: 24 Jan 2000
- Run Time: 92 minutes
- Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
- ASIN: B00004CPPL
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 34,216 in Video (See Top 100 in Video)
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Amazon.co.uk Review
Produced in a time when films were both literally and figuratively black and white, Made for Each Other was unique in its effective blending of the comedic, the dramatic and, as perhaps some would insensitively say, the melodramatic. Beautiful Carole Lombard and likeable James Stewart are Jane and John Mason, a couple who meet, fall madly in love, marry and quickly have a baby. But while they--and the audience--are confident that they are meant for each other, life intercedes and the couple must meet with disapproving in-laws, job stress, financial challenges and, finally, a devastating illness.
Lombard and Stewart--and the genuinely good people they portray--are utterly compelling and charming. Say yawningly what you will about tradition but the Masons' path is one that many, if not most, go down. And unlike the wonderful but wholly fantasy world of peer Preston Sturges, director John Cromwell's universe is, like real life, full of ups and downs. It's an accessible, sensitive portrayal. He gives the audience characters they want to see succeed, and to see stay together in the process. It may be a tale of triumph of the human spirit but its ultimate sentiment--one that celebrates the kindness of strangers--is thoroughly sweet, though in no way saccharine.
Look for a great supporting cast, including a blustery Charles Coburn as John Mason's boss and Lucile Watson as Mason's interfering mother. --N F Mendoza
Amazon.co.uk
Produced in a time when films were both literally and figuratively black and white, Made for Each Other was unique in its effective blending of the comedic, the dramatic, and, as perhaps some would insensitively say, the melodramatic. Beautiful Carole Lombard and likeable James Stewart are Jane and John Mason, a couple who meet, fall madly in love, marry and quickly have a baby. But while they--and the audience--are confident that they are meant for each other, life intercedes and the couple must meet with disapproving in-laws, job stress, financial challenges and, finally, a devastating illness.
Lombard and Stewart--and the genuinely good people they portray--are utterly compelling and charming. And unlike the wonderful but wholly fantasy world of peer Preston Sturges, director John Cromwell's universe is, like real life, full of ups and downs. It is an accessible, sensitive portrayal. He gives the audience characters they want to see succeed, and to see stay together in the process. It may be a tale of triumph of the human spirit, but its ultimate sentiment--one that celebrates the kindness of strangers--is thoroughly sweet, though in no way saccharine. Look out for the great supporting cast, including a blustery Charles Coburn as John Mason's boss, and Lucile Watson as Mason's interfering mother. --N.F. Mendoza
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
"Never let the seeds stop you from eating the watermelon", the faithful servant tells Carole Lombard's valianty suffering wife and mother in this highly efficient Depression tearjerker.
There's quite enough though to stop Lombard and ambitious lawyer hubby James Stewart from enjoying nuclear family bliss. His boss won't give him his deserved promotion and junior partnership, his mother, who lives with them, intensely dislikes her daughter-in-law, and the young couple's firstborn son is taken ill, and the serum that just might save his life will have to make it through a blizzard all the way from Salt Lake City to New York. At the cost of $500 which, obviously, they don't have.
The calamities pile up in 'Made For Each Other', and the inspiration from King Vidor's groundbreaking 'The Crowd' makes itself felt, although Cromwell's film is rather less forbidding, and a lot more sentimental. It all gets to be a bit much, and the actors, especially Miss Lombard, are never taken sufficiently advantage of, but Mr. Stewart gets more than his due in a character, befuddled, eternally desillusioned, that would become his speciality.
The transfer is grainy, blurry and, frankly, bad, but the movie itself is certainly worth watching.
7 of 8 people found the following review helpful
Format:DVD
The film has a good story, and it's such a shame the dvd is of such poor quality.
The picture and sound is awful and so is the dvd menu. It does have chapter points, but really thats a thing you expect on most dvds these days.
This is a really bad transfer and you will get tired and annoyed by the poor quality, during the first 5 minutes.
The DVD is released by GMVS Entertainment, a company that has quite a few poor dvd editions on the marked. I myself have learned to stay away from these.
It's a terrible shame the film has yet to be restored, as this is one of Stewart's most charming films.
I recommend waiting for a proper restored edition to be released, or if you're really lucky; to go see it in your local cinema club.
If you really really want it on dvd, check out the region 1 release from MGM.
The picture and sound is awful and so is the dvd menu. It does have chapter points, but really thats a thing you expect on most dvds these days.
This is a really bad transfer and you will get tired and annoyed by the poor quality, during the first 5 minutes.
The DVD is released by GMVS Entertainment, a company that has quite a few poor dvd editions on the marked. I myself have learned to stay away from these.
It's a terrible shame the film has yet to be restored, as this is one of Stewart's most charming films.
I recommend waiting for a proper restored edition to be released, or if you're really lucky; to go see it in your local cinema club.
If you really really want it on dvd, check out the region 1 release from MGM.
Format:DVD
I watched this dvd last night but it was hard work. I love the stars in this film, however, the sound quality was dreadful, compounded by the fact that my hearing is not as good as it was. I was so frustrated, but stuck it out. As one earlier critic said, the reproduction is grainy but that adds to its charm to my mind. It's just the sound. This is a common feature on many dvds, especially modern ones, and it helps if the feature has subtitles.
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