Ep 25: Jean Arthur in Easy Living (1937)

More than any other actor in classic Hollywood, Jean Arthur showed audiences the inner workings of her moral compass When goodness flew out the window, Jean Arthur shines as a woman trying to do her level best. In this classic screwball comedy, Jean embodies the contradictions of modern life, playing a woman in a sable coat who can't afford the price of a good dinner. At the end, I read a brief passage from interviews with director Mitch Leisen and his right hand, Eleanor Broder.