Mama Loves Papa (1933 film)

Mama Loves Papa is a 1933 American PreCode comedy film directed by Norman Z. McLeod, with a story by Nunnally Johnson and Douglas MacLean, and a screenplay by MacLean, Keene Thompson and Arthur Kober. The film was produced by Paramount Pictures and stars Charles Ruggles and Mary Boland.

The New York Times wrote that Ruggles routine comedy method is so uproarious that it is in danger of obscuring his other talents and that as Wilbur Todd he produces an authentic and believable character in the principal role, playing down his scenes with admirable restraint. They wrote that as Wilburs wellmeaning wife Jessie, Mary Boland is a comedienne who successfully resists the temptation to manufacture broad farce and easy laughs.In the Toledo NewsBee journalist Allen Saunders made note that actor Charles Ruggles had been so long identified with sight and sound humor, that audiences had nearly forgotten that he could speak, and that in Mama Loves Papa he has a chance to do a good job and he does it. In describing the supporting cast and action, he wrote that with the team of Charles Ruggles and Mary Boland, the film was in capable hands. He concluded by writing that Mama Loves Papa is one of the best little comedies of the season. San Jose News wrote that the film was an effervescent farce, that is a perfect satire on the family next door. ........

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