Springtime for Henry is a 1934 American comedy film directed by Frank Tuttle and starring Otto Kruger, Nancy Carroll and Nigel Bruce. It was based on a play of the same name by Benn W.
If you have a thing for black-and-white comedies that feel like they were filmed inside a shoebox, Springtime for Henry might be worth your ninety minutes. It’s definitely for the crowd that enjoys dry, rapid-fire banter and 1930s-style theatrical pacing. If you need explosions or even a single camera movement that isn...
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Frank Tuttle
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"If you have a thing for black-and-white comedies that feel like they were filmed inside a shoebox, Springtime for Henry might be worth your ninety minutes. It’s definitely for the crowd that enjoys dry, rapid-fire banter and 1930s-style theatrical pacing. If you need explosions or even a single camera movement that isn't completely static, you will absolutely hate this. The whole thing is basically a Broadway play held hostage by a movie camera. You can almost smell the stage makeup and the dus..."
Frank Tuttle, Keene Thompson, Benn W. Levy
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