A woman's ceaseless badgering sends her husband on a drinking bender. Along the way, he makes a new female acquaintance.


Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s comedies that move at about 100 miles per hour and don't care about things like 'logical character motivations,' you will probably get a kick out of Mama Loves Papa. If you prefer your movies to have a bit of breathing room or characters who aren't constantly sho...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Norman Z. McLeod

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"Is it worth your time? If you have a soft spot for 1930s comedies that move at about 100 miles per hour and don't care about things like 'logical character motivations,' you will probably get a kick out of Mama Loves Papa. If you prefer your movies to have a bit of breathing room or characters who aren't constantly shouting, maybe skip this one. It is a loud, messy little thing. Charles Ruggles is basically playing the patron saint of being pushed around. Watching him try to navigate his own li..."
Nunnally Johnson, Douglas MacLean, Arthur Kober
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