![]() ![]() It is a crime indeed that neither of these superb flms have yet to be released to home video, nor have they been shown on cable TV. "Junior Miss" is simply one of the funniest movies ever made about a young Manhattan teenager (the glorious Peggy Ann Garner) who inadvertently ruins her family's Christmas, and just as inadvertently sets everything right after 94 hilarious minutes. (Look for a very young Peter Lawford as one of the frat boys.) While not a Christmas movie per se, it contains a 15-minute holiday scene that will break your heart-as does the entire movie with its double twist ending. ![]() The former is an exquisite, forgotten gem with that grand character actress Mabel Paige as a feisty senior citizen who refuses to relocate when the town decides to turn her apartment building into a boys' dormitory for the local college. Whenever I see a list of overlooked Xmas gems, I always look for "Someone to Remember" (1943) and "Junior Miss" (1945)-in vain. It includes a fantastic performance by Monty Woolley. One that should be added as #1, "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (1942). ![]() I've seen a few of them, and I'll try to see the rest.
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