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By
NICK ZEGARAC
"Let's Make It Legal" is the
delightful little comedy about a grandmother
(Claudette Colbert) who, after divorcing her
husband Hugh (Macdonald Carey), discovers that an
old flame, Victor (Zachary Scott), still has the
hots for her and intends on turning up his flame
into an inferno. Victor is "the man that got
away," a golden boy on the make who reveals that
the reason he left down so many years ago was that
Hugh beat him in a crap game for the grandmother's
affections. Shameless!
Robert Wagner costars as Hugh's devilish
son-in-law who is determined to marry off his
grandmother so that he and his wife can start
living a normal, un-pampered existence. So where's
Marilyn Monroe in all this? She's the sexy siren
that Hugh's helping advance her career and she's
in hot pursuit of Vic's affections. But Vic's all
ice when it comes to her charms. Go figure. It's a
good thing this film wasn't included as part of
"Marilyn Monroe: The Diamond Collection" because
for all its cuddliness -- this one's more cubic
zirconium.
Lots to smile about with this transfer! The black
and white picture genuinely sparkles. Blacks are
solid, the grayscale is perfectly balanced and
age-related artifacts are, for the most part,
nonexistent. Minor edge enhancement and some video
noise (particularly in plaid patterns) crop up now
and then but truthfully, this is a superb looking
transfer. The audio has been re-channeled to
two-stem stereo with predictable limited range.
Nevertheless, the soundtrack is smooth. Even if
you're not a fan of Monroe (and I'd like to meet
the man who isn't!) this silly little programmer
is easy on the eyes and tingly all over, but
especially on the heart. |
