Adicionar um enredo no seu idiomaA young girl rents an apartment from a man who has recently enlisted in the Marines. The trouble is that he's given out keys to a half-dozen of his friends, and they all keep dropping in.A young girl rents an apartment from a man who has recently enlisted in the Marines. The trouble is that he's given out keys to a half-dozen of his friends, and they all keep dropping in.A young girl rents an apartment from a man who has recently enlisted in the Marines. The trouble is that he's given out keys to a half-dozen of his friends, and they all keep dropping in.
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This film is a rather dated comedy because the housing shortage in the Washington, DC area during World War II was a temporary social phenomenon that few today might get. A more successful and long lasting film on this topic was The More The Merrier from a year earlier. But that one boasted major stars like Joel McCrea and Jean Arthur and an Academy Award winning Charles Coburn.
Like Jean Arthur in that film, Simone Simon is a girl from Quebec to explain her French accent who's come to work in one of the wartime agencies that sprung up overnight in the DC area. Why she didn't work in Canada is anybody's guess, but her original intention was to stay with her friend Dorothy Granger. But between the promise of a room and Simon's arrival Granger gets married to Grady Sutton. Personally I'd rather stay with Simon than Sutton, but that's the situation.
At this point the plot takes a lot out of Noel Coward's Designing Women which itself was pretty daring back in the day. In fact if this film was not a Monogram Picture I doubt it would have slipped by the censors. This film which was definitely not Code approved material would never have been made by one of the major studios.
She gets an apartment from William Terry who was leaving to join the Marines because of the impression she makes on Terry. But after that it's James Ellison and Chick Chandler and even the twin kids next door who have bathroom privileges. Simon ends up working by day and running her own hospitality suite for the Armed Services.
Robert Mitchum has a small supporting role as a Navy CPO who also gets a key expecting a little privacy for he and the wife. And two people who are really funny in this whole affair are Chester Clute and Minna Gombell. Minna is the best one in the film in fact she might have been who inspired Audra Lindley and Chester may well have inspired Norman Fell in playing the Ropers in Three's Company.
It all ends in a lovely fight that ends up before Judge Alan Dinehart who has to sort all the cast out in his courtroom. In fact Dinehart figures prominently in the very surprise ending the film has.
Because it came from Monogram Johnny Doesn't Live Any More got no attention from the censors and possibly the critics of the time. But it's a real comedy gem which is sparked by the ingenuous character that Simone Simon plays. Try to catch this one.
The film is a VERY quirky comedy and this soon becomes obvious when a gremlin (a very popular character created during WWII) appears periodically throughout the film. This mischievous jerk (voiced by Mel Blanc...would would explain why it sounds just like Bugs Bunny) decides to mess with Kathie (Simone Simon). It arranges it so she moves into an apartment that some jerk used before her--and he apparently gave out copies of his keys to EVERYONE...neighbors, guys, women and strangers. This causes problems for Kathie...though if she'd just replaced the lock all this would have become moot.
The film's problem is the writing. Most of it is simply not funny and too often the film creates quirky situations and characters instead of just making them interesting of truly creative. The gremlin gag wears VERY thin very quickly....but so do most of the funny plot twists. It's a shame, as some odd but interesting character actors appeared in this one and I wanted to enjoy it. Imagine...Rondo Hatton and Froggy from the "Our Gang" shorts in the same movie!
This film is simply a chore to watch and became tiresome...very quickly.
It sounds silly, and parts of it are, but Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore is hilarious! It's a cross between The Apartment and Young and Willing, with fast-paced quips and even faster situational comedy. Whenever you're in the mood for a cute black-and-white comedy about a situation of errs, rent this one. It's so funny, and even though Simone's accent is a little thick, she keeps up with the banter. "I'm Mike," James Ellison says. "I'm Jack," Chick Chandler says. "I'm going!" Simone answers.
Chester Clute and Minna Gombell, the married couple who own the apartment complex, are treated to quite a show as several uniformed gentlemen are seen coming and going from Simone's apartment-and in 1944, that just wasn't okay! Every time there's a new visitor looking for the old tenant, Simone informs then, "Johnny doesn't live here anymore!" and no matter how many times she keeps repeating the title, it never stops being funny. Plus, an extra funny side plot is that three of the visiting soldiers fall in love with her, and each think she's exclusive-imagine their surprise when they finally see other men coming and going from the front door!
If you need any more incentive to rent Johnny Doesn't Live Here Anymore, it features a young, insanely adorable and handsome Robert Mitchum. He plays a soldier named Jeff Daniels who's desperate to use the apartment because his wife's coming into town to help him enjoy his 48-hour leave. Described as looking "like a movie actor", he takes full advantage of every minute of screen time he's given; it's no wonder this was the last year before he started getting first billing!
But the bulk of the blame lies with the script, which might have done better as a play. Most of the gags are almost humorless. I doubt that any actress could have made a winner of this collection of overworked and uninspired lines.
The "hijinks" begin when Simon (Kathie Aumont) spills a salt shaker. A gremlin emerges and, as everyone supposedly knows, it curses her with seven weeks of bad luck. So begins her crusade to find a place to live. She locates a temporary residence, but her privacy is invaded by a long line of people who also have keys to the premises. She reacts to this in various ways that have no apparent rhyme or reason.
The film's ending, which is supposed to be a big reveal, probably had theatergoers saying "What?" or "So what?".
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- CuriosidadesBecause of Robert Mitchum's subsequent fame, this film was reissued under a different title, "And So They Were Married" with Mitchum receiving top billing, although he was originally billed eighth and his part was quite small.
- Erros de gravaçãoWhen Kathie is leaving for her first day at work in the aircraft factory, she already is wearing her company ID badge. For security reasons, she would not have received the badge without first appearing in person.
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Mr. Collins: [sitting with Mrs. Collins on the porch of the rooming house, after seeing Kathie being dropped off from work] There's something going on in this house, darling.
Mrs. Collins: It's springtime, sweet. Can't you *feel* it in the air?
Mr. Collins: Yeah. Someone's cooking cauliflower.
[Mrs. Collins gives him annoyed look]
- ConexõesFeatured in Simone Simon, la rebelle (2012)
- Trilhas sonorasWedding March from 'A Midsummer Night's Dream'
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Music by Felix Mendelssohn
Played when Sally and Georgie enter Sally's apartment just after getting married
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