"She's Got Everything" makes no bones about it from the start. This is a screwball comedy. Its wacky plot will have one laughing out loud at times. The cast is absolutely first rate for this type of comedy and this plot. Ann Sothern is Carol Rogers, Gene Raymond is Fuller Partridge, Victor Moore is Waldo Eddington, Helen Broderick is Aunt Jane Carter, and Billy Gilbert as Chaffee heads a bunch of goofy, but tireless, bill collectors from various firms. Their hanging around is mostly funny and stops just short of becoming irritating.
Carol Rogers isn't even out of bed in her mansion before the various companies have their delivery and sales crews there picking up everything that isn't nailed down to return to their stores. Carol has just returned from Europe when her dad died, and left her penniless and in debt. Waldo Eddington hangs around after Aunt Jane has chased the rest of the men out of the house. He has a scheme for Carol to marry a rich man and pay them all off and end all of her problems. Aunt Jane likes the plan, and when Fuller Partridge calls Waldo to see if he'll buy his race horse because he doesn't have time for it anymore, Waldo sees the opening.
Well, everyone can guess where this will wind up, but it's in the winding up that this film is so hilarious. The Partridge coffee empire ultimately comes to rescue after Carol has trained her palette for coffee over champagne. Victor Moore ("It Happened on Fifth Avenue" and some other gems) is a delight as the match-maker and soother of all the businessmen's worries
This is a fun film that should still get many laughs well into the 21st century. Here are some favorite lines from this film.
Waldo Eddington, "Suppose you and I put our heads together." Aunt Jane Carter, "Do you think they'd look well together?" Waldo, "What?" Aunt Jane, 'Never mind."
Aunt Jane, "Say, what are you, a bookie?" Waldo, "Well, I prefer to be called a horse broker." Aunt Jane., "Hmm. It's all right with me if the horses don't mind."
Aunt Jane, to Waldo, "You know, sometimes you come dangerously close to making sense."
Aunt Jane, to Waldo, "Don't look now, cupid, but I think you just laid an egg."
Waldo, "That young fellow is standing too close to Carol for my comfort." Aunt Jane, "What's wrong with him?" Waldo, "He's broke." Aunt Jane, "Oh, that's awful."
Carol Rogers isn't even out of bed in her mansion before the various companies have their delivery and sales crews there picking up everything that isn't nailed down to return to their stores. Carol has just returned from Europe when her dad died, and left her penniless and in debt. Waldo Eddington hangs around after Aunt Jane has chased the rest of the men out of the house. He has a scheme for Carol to marry a rich man and pay them all off and end all of her problems. Aunt Jane likes the plan, and when Fuller Partridge calls Waldo to see if he'll buy his race horse because he doesn't have time for it anymore, Waldo sees the opening.
Well, everyone can guess where this will wind up, but it's in the winding up that this film is so hilarious. The Partridge coffee empire ultimately comes to rescue after Carol has trained her palette for coffee over champagne. Victor Moore ("It Happened on Fifth Avenue" and some other gems) is a delight as the match-maker and soother of all the businessmen's worries
This is a fun film that should still get many laughs well into the 21st century. Here are some favorite lines from this film.
Waldo Eddington, "Suppose you and I put our heads together." Aunt Jane Carter, "Do you think they'd look well together?" Waldo, "What?" Aunt Jane, 'Never mind."
Aunt Jane, "Say, what are you, a bookie?" Waldo, "Well, I prefer to be called a horse broker." Aunt Jane., "Hmm. It's all right with me if the horses don't mind."
Aunt Jane, to Waldo, "You know, sometimes you come dangerously close to making sense."
Aunt Jane, to Waldo, "Don't look now, cupid, but I think you just laid an egg."
Waldo, "That young fellow is standing too close to Carol for my comfort." Aunt Jane, "What's wrong with him?" Waldo, "He's broke." Aunt Jane, "Oh, that's awful."