Lubitsch Musicals on NPR
NPR's classical music critic Lloyd Schwartz reviews Lubitsch Musicals (available as an audio stream): "his very first American films were pre-Code musicals, and they already had 'the Lubitsch touch'...airy trifles filled with naughty double-entendres that were too charming and funny to be offensive." Schwartz's review also includes songs and dialogue excerpts from the four films, including "Jazz Up Your Lingerie" by Miriam Hopkins and Claudette Colbert. "If you enjoy ultra-sophisticated romantic fluff, skillful acting, deft writing, and buoyant direction, these earlier films are sheer pleasure."
