What I Watched in May

An overview of what I watched in May (or as it turned into unintentionally, Ray Milland Month).

Million Dollar Mermaid (1952)

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I'm so enjoying delving into Esther Williams's body of work, and really enjoyed Million Dollar Mermaid. Those aquaballet scenes were gorgeously shot. 

The Doctor Takes a Wife (1940)

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Ray Milland charmingly playing a charming doctor (with not so charming opinions on women, I should mention) who charmingly gets into a scheme with Loretta Young to pretend to be her husband? Yes please!

If You Could Only Cook (1935)

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I will forever be impressed by Jean Arthur's comedic timing.  

The Well-Groomed Bride (1946)

Ray Milland charmingly playing a charming Navy lieutenant in search of a bottle of champagne to christen a new aircraft carrier but must charmingly battle Olivia de Havilland, who also wants the champagne for her wedding? Yes please!

Dreamboat (1952)

If you don't want Ginger Rogers to present a backlog of your film catalog after you've retired and become an English professor, then I don't know what to tell ya. Especially if your nickname back in the day was Dreamboat. 

I liked this sweet little story, and, honestly, Clifton Webb has such a marvelous voice. I loved when he recited Shakespeare at the beginning.

Roxie Hart (1942)

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The name on everybody's lips is gonna be..Roxie! I was so obsessed with the movie musical Chicago as a teenager, and I knew this movie existed, but I'd never gotten around to seeing it until now, and I enjoyed it very much.

Seriously though, I have yet to find a Ginger Rogers movie that I don't like. Wait. Maybe The First Traveling Sales Lady? But I'd have to re-watch it again to determine if I didn't like it.

Service de Luxe (1938)

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I have a fondness for Constance Bennett's films because she seemed so sophisticated and glamorous, so I quite enjoyed this one.

The Crystal Ball (1943)

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Ray Milland charmingly being a charming lawyer who charmingly relies on Paulette Goddard's phony fortuneteller and charmingly falls in love with her in the process? Yes please!

ALSO WATCHED:

It Happens Every Thursday (1953)
That Certain Feeling (1956)
Pin-Up Girl (1944)

The Mating Season (1951)
Diamond Horseshoe (1945)
The Groom Wore Spurs (1951)
The Amazing Mr. Williams (1939)