Every day, come rain or shine or internet tubes breaking, Film School Rejects showcases a trailer from the past. What’s fascinating about this trailer is that it takes one of the wordiest movies ever made and puts all of the actors on mute for a significant amount of its run time. If you’re irritated by comedy trailers showcasing all the best jokes in an effort to spoil the movie, this trailer should be a breath of fresh air. And after listening to the speaking speed of Cary Grant and Rosalind Russell, you’ll hope they eventually come up for that air, too. Think you know what it is? Check the trailer out for yourself:

Every day, come rain or shine or internet tubes breaking, Film School Rejects showcases a trailer from the past. Best-selling book, popular play, but Rosalind Russell made the character come to life in vibrant technicolor. It’s the story of an extravagant and bombastic woman who reconnects with her nephew while teaching him to write words down that he doesn’t understand to look up later. She fights off a Scottish author, tells her matronly assistant to get out there and live, and sees the boy she grows to treat as a son become a man. It’s an extraordinary life, and it’s the non-musical version of it. Think you know what it is? Check the trailer out for yourself:

Fast-taking, strong women, and Cary Grant being Cary Grant. His Girl Friday is a film over 70 years ahead of its time.

Every Sunday, Film School Rejects presents a movie that was made before you were born and tells you why you should like it. This week, Old Ass Movies presents: No Time for Comedy (1940).