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No Time for Love (1943) More at IMDb Pro »
5 out of 5 people found the following comment useful :-
It stayed with me all these years, 25 July 2006
Author: yupoboy from Massachusetts
This is a corny love story, no doubt about it. Colbert was at her prime, and MacMurray was on the way up. She was shapely, witty and ravishing as the Uptown NYC reporter, and he was sweat-laden, resolute and brawny in the mud somewhere below the Hudson. I saw it about thirty five years ago, and somehow it has stuck with me all these years. Now that I live in Massachusetts, where the taxpayer has just poured $16BN into a death hole below Boston, I just wish that old' Fred was still kicking so he could jump down in that glory hole and make it all right. Claudette could put the ink out on all the shady contractors and corrupt politicians. How come life isn't more like the movies?
4 out of 4 people found the following comment useful :-
Punches and lines, 28 July 1999
Author: Sergeiii from Fribourg, Switzerland
If not exactly sophisticated, this highly entertaining farce still has both leads at their physical best and will doubtlessly please all lovers of screwball fare. The plot may be a bit on the thin side, but the humour (including some rather crude slapstick violence) is always effective. A particularly hilarious dream sequence with Colbert floating through the air in a veil is quoted in Terry Gilliam's Brazil.
3 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
Delightful breezy comedy with Colbert in top form., 27 June 2000
Author: Arne Andersen (aandersen@landmarkcollege.org) from Putney, VT
Another of Claudette Colbert's snappy, breezy comedies full of wisecracks and bon mots. She is in top form and supported by a top cast (June Havoc, Richard Haydn, Ilka Chase). The premise is slight - she is a fashion magazine photographer and Fred MacMurray is a sandhog building a new underground transportation tunnel. Opposites attract and they bicker their way towards love. The Art Direction was deservedly Oscar nommed - the elaborate recreation of an underground tunnel under construction - but the witty, sophisticated Screenplay deserved a nod as well. This is in the line of Colbert's other small gems (GUEST WIFE, SKYLARK)and she is always a delight to watch. Highly recommended.
2 out of 2 people found the following comment useful :-
Delightful in every way, 16 January 2007
Author: whraglyn-2 from United States
*** This comment may contain spoilers ***
Had no experience other than 'My Three Sons' of the acting of Fred MacMurray, and had not seen Claudette Colbert at all, before stumbling on this film on the old, (better!), AMC in the mid-'90s.
The story is fresh, the dialogue sparkling, the acting understated, the screenplay well paced, the direction deftly weaving together an improbable tale of rather unlikely characters into a story in which we are almost instantly interested.
The contrasts between the elitist, New York intellectuals of Colbert's trendy news magazine, and the blue-collar Sandhogs led by MacMurray are displayed with wit and charm rather than a heavy handed preaching about class differences.
The story is more than just the blooming romance between the leads.
There are numerous moments of action, suspense, male humor, female humor, and many quite amusing one-liners thrown out by supporting cast, so don't be put off by the 'Romance' categorization.
Far from being a cliché 'romance', it reminds me more of a screwball comedy with strong romantic elements.
The chemistry between Colbert and MacMurray is fascinating to watch as they develop the characters, through interaction with one another, from plot point to plot point.
The supporting cast is superlative. Each character has individual quirks which shine from scene to scene, yet they never upstage the leads.
Saw the two leads in 'The Egg And I' after seeing this film.
If you enjoyed Colbert and MacMurray in that film, you may enjoy the higher energy at all levels of their chemistry in this forgotten gem!
PS- If anyone has any clue about obtaining a copy if this film, in ANY format, please let me know here!
SPOILER WARNING!!! READ NO FURTHER IF YOU WANT TO AVOID SPOILER BELOW!
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Hilarious and psychologically insightful dream sequence! MacMurray as a sort of Superman; Colbert as a flighty Damsel In Distress, with a rare use of then-advanced special visual effects, add up to a near-genius scene in a very well made film!
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
A fun romp breaking down barriers of the modern woman and the macho image., 1 October 2006
Author: designranger from United States
I have seen this movie many times and am searching for a copy. It is a favorite. Those who have loved Colbert and McMurry in their other pairings will thoroughly enjoy this romp. These two had an on-screen chemistry second only to Hepburn ad Tracy. If you loved "The Egg and I", you will enjoy "No Time for Love". Ilka Chase fans will enjoy her role as she always played her characters with such ease and reality. Colbert, like Roz Russel, always played the woman in command of her life who eventually gives into her leading man. The viewer must remember that "No Time for Love" was a contract movie cranked out at rapid pace by the studios for profit and in an era of war. These movies were needed to lighten the spirit of America and they still do that today.
1 out of 1 people found the following comment useful :-
Perfect example of star power at work, 20 January 1999
Author: Ron Kerrigan (mvg@whidbey.com) from Whidbey Island, Washington
Colbert and MacMurray (and a great supporting cast led by Ilka Chase) make this slight romantic comedy immensely enjoyable to watch. There's no fat or padding as the story races along, and it gives you an interesting peek at the work of tunnel building, although the emphasis is mainly on the relationship of Fred and Claudette.
2 out of 3 people found the following comment useful :-
Ridiculous and trite, but it is fun to watch., 26 August 2000
Author: FISHER L. FORREST (fisherforrest@sprintmail.com) from Jacksonville, Oregan, USA
This sexist "romantic comedy" has very little going for it except the wonderful cast, and a few funny scenes such as the "sand hogs" playing their musical chairs game. Claudette and Fred surely do the best they can with hardly anything to work with. There are good production values all the way and the tunnel work looks very realistic. Hollywood was always ready to go the "whole hog" for very little result.
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