Vivacious Lady

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Vivacious Lady

1938,

1h 30m,

Comedy

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Peter is a professor who gets hitched to a singer named Francey on a whim while visiting New York City. But when Peter returns home, he is less than eager to introduce his new bride to his domineering father, whom he knows will not approve. He also has to contend with his jealous former fiancée. As Peter tries to keep his married status a secret, a number of amusing missteps happen along the way.

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Variety

Nov 13, 2007

Vivacious Lady is entertainment of the highest order and broadest appeal.

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Dave Kehr

Chicago Reader

Jan 1, 2000

Vintage George Stevens comedy, dating from the brief period in which his deliberate style was a deepening virtue, stopping short of the ossification that cursed his later work.

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Matt Weinstock

Screen Slate

Aug 14, 2026

The movie is full of wonderful bits of business, but they’re mostly physical or gestural, the jokes of teenagers who haven’t slept all night and are getting a little punchy.

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Yasser Medina

Cinefilia

Jul 18, 2020

7/10

This romantic comedy by George Stevens makes me irresistible. When I witness the wonderful chemistry between James Stewart and the beautiful Ginger Rogers, I have no time for anything other than the story of the protagonists. [Full review in Spanish]

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Ann Ross

Maclean's Magazine

Apr 1, 2019

The cast of Vivacious Lady is considerably better than its story. In fact, the acting is so good that it almost lifts a rather farfetched bedroom farce into grade A comedy.

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

Mar 13, 2007

B-

Lighthearted screwball comedy that serves its two stars, Ginger Rogers and James Stewart, very well.

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Harry L

Nov 12, 2017

Vivacious Lady is an excellent film. It is about a professor who marries a nightclub singer. Ginger Rogers and James Stewart give fantastic performances. The screenplay is well written. George Stevens did a great job directing this movie. I enjoyed watching this motion picture because of the humor and romance. Vivacious Lady is a must see.

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Leia G

Mar 6, 2017

A cute romantic comedy.

Hagrid P

Mar 8, 2014

Although the star power is more than adequate here, the real heavy lifting is done by the writing staff whose purpose is to find reasons enough for coitus interruptus, over and over again, enabling the tension dynamic of the whole piece. How long can they do it? They do it for the length of the film. It gets tiresome after a bit, as it should.

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Francey

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Prof. Peter Morgan Jr.

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Keith Morgan

Charles Coburn

Peter Morgan Sr.

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Synopsis

Peter is a professor who gets hitched to a singer named Francey on a whim while visiting New York City. But when Peter returns home, he is less than eager to introduce his new bride to his domineering father, whom he knows will not approve. He also has to contend with his jealous former fiancée. As Peter tries to keep his married status a secret, a number of amusing missteps happen along the way.

Director: George Stevens
Producer: George Stevens
Screenwriter: Ernest Pagano, P.J. Wolfson
Production Co: RKO Pictures
Genre: Comedy
Original Language: English
Release Date (DVD): Sep 24, 2013
Runtime: 1h 30m

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