Romantic Comedy Blogathon: DAY 1 ENTRIES

It’s here, readers! Vince and I have been collecting entries all day for the Romantic Comedy Blogathon, and without any further ado, I give you the 7 entries we received today. Enjoy, and be sure to tune back in tomorrow for Day 2!

Over at Cary Grant Won’t Eat You, Leah gives us 5 reasons why English majors will love the zany 1941 romantic comedy Ball of Fire. http://carygrantwonteatyou.com/englishmajors-balloffire/

Meanwhile, at The Blonde at the Film, we get an enthusiastic review of one of Cameron’s favorite comedies, The More the Merrier. http://theblondeatthefilm.com/2014/05/01/the-more-the-merrier-1943/

And at The Man on the Flying Trapeze, David gives us a rundown of Monkey Business (which he likes better than one certain other beloved screwball comedy…see which one!) http://moviedavid.blogspot.com/2014/05/my-romantic-comedy-blogathon-entry.html

Mildred’s Fatburgers cooks up some romance, Reno-style, with the beloved comedy The Awful Truth. http://www.mildredsfatburgers.com/1/post/2014/05/the-road-to-reno-is-paved-with-suspicions.html

Vanessa over at Stardust takes a look at a movie without which no romantic comedy blogathon could ever be complete. In fact, it needs no introduction. The winner of the first Oscar sweep, it’s…. http://bwallover.blogspot.ca/2014/04/the-romantic-comedy-blogathon-it.html

Critica Retro looks at a Frank Capra masterpiece where romantic comedy meets straight drama, in her rundown of Meet John Doe. As always, remember to hit Le’s handy translate button located on the right side of her page if you don’t speak Portuguese! http://www.criticaretro.blogspot.com.br/2014/05/adoravel-vagabundo-meet-john-doe-1941.html

And finally, last for today but certainly not least, my fabulous co-host for this blogathon over at Carole & Co. takes a look at Carole Lombard’s Lady By Choice. When Vince talks about Carole Lombard, you’re hearing from a true expert! http://carole-and-co.livejournal.com/691567.html

That’s all for today, folks! Tune in tomorrow for the next installment of the Romantic Comedy Blogathon!