In this selected-scene commentary, Professor William Paul, author of “Ernst Lubitsch’s American Comedy,” provides a visual analysis of the film and traces the development of the director’s style from TROUBLE IN PARADISE to DESIGN FOR LIVING.
Between TROUBLE IN PARADISE and DESIGN FOR LIVING, Ernst Lubitsch directed a segment of the 1932 omnibus film IF I HAD A MILLION for Paramount Pictures. The film is a series of vignettes about a dying tycoon, played by Richard Bennett, who decides to give his money to eight randomly selected stra...
