Product Details

• Actors: Hedy Lamarr, Robert Cummings
• Format: Black & White
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Number of tapes: 1
• Studio: ABM
• Run Time: 85 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00020P300
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #119,541 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Editorial Reviews

The advertising business and the medical profession are played for laughs in this madcap comedy romance.

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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dreadful print, November 27, 2008

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Addison de Witt "Addy" (Paris, France) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Let's Live a Little (DVD)

This DVD was made from a more than medicocre 16 mm dupe (awful sound, mutliple jumpcuts, etc). Amazon should defintiely give a TECHNICAL NOTE to its products, particularly in such cases. Applying the usual "return policy" is not enough, and is quite complicated and time-costing for foreigh customers.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars That's living?, May 13, 2009

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Annie Van Auken (Planet Earth) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Live a Little (DVD)

First a word about privately manufactured DVDs--
Often, these transfers are of a quality similar to multi-film budget brands. The films themselves are unrestored and rarely pristine yet still watchable (unless there's an inordinate number of repaired breaks). Extras are non-existent and inclusion of artwork or liner notes varies by manufacturer. These niche companies can provide a valuable outlet for movies unavailable anywhere else.

Alas, as of 5/09 this SYNERGY dub of LET'S LIVE A LITTLE is the only DVD game in town, and the only available VHS is from an off-brand called ABM. Transfer flaws have been mentioned elsewhere, so caveat emptor, OK? Data on the film itself, then:

SYNOPSIS--
It's a slight romantic comedy with a psychiatric sub-theme. Adman Duke Crawford (Cummings) has a perfume exec client who was his fianceé until Duke broke off with her. Michele Bennett (Sten) personifies the "woman scorned" axiom-- she drives ex-beau Duke to distraction by refusing to place her signature on a contract.

Duke wants nothing more to do with female clients so his boss, James Montgomery (Antrim) assigns him to a psychologist's book promo campaign. But lovely Dr. Loring (Lamarr) clearly isn't the man Duke thought he'd meet when visiting the shrink's office. Despite this, Duke makes an appointment the next day with Dr. L for advice on his intransigent ex.

From here the story becomes one of jealousies and obssessions. Michele resents Jo and Duke's obviously budding relationship and so does Jo's stiff-collared surgeon boyfriend, Dr. Richard Fields (Shayne). Duke plans to go ahead and marry Michele; Fields takes Jo to a lodge to get her mind off Duke, who isn't exactly looking forward to his wedding.


Related items:
The very next project for Hedy Lamarr was De Mille's epic SAMSON AND DELILAH (1949) opposite Victor Mature.

In 1949, Bob Cummings appeared in Anthony Mann's excellent film noir, REIGN OF TERROR.


Parenthetical number preceding title is a 1 to 10 viewer poll rating found at a film resource website.

(5.2) Let's Live a Little (1948) - Hedy Lamarr/Robert Cummings/Anna Sten/Robert Shayne/Harry Antrim (uncredited: Billy Bevan/Lucien Littlefield/John Dehner/Jimmie Dodd/John Newfield)

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good movie - lousy dvd, July 2, 2008

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K. C. Simonin (Vacaville, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Let's Live A Little (1948) (DVD)

As memory serves me, I can remember this film on the late show back in the fifties. The story struck me as both comical and romantic (just what a burgeoning teen needs). Hedy LaMarr is both stunningly beautiful and competent in her role. Robert Cummings is a master of the B-movie satire...he has always stayed with me as a "B" movie type even with such hits as King's Row and Dial M for Murder. The movie is funny almost from the beginning and the situations are as unbelievable as they are good in presentation. The transfer seems to be directly from whatever print Synergy Entertainment could come up with. It appeared that no attempt was made to clean up the transfer in any way. In short, I did not expect "Criterion" Quality and purchased the DVD strictly for the movie. It is better than the one I had taped from broadcast TV, and that was reason enough to buy it. As a last criticism I would ask that any one producing DVDs at least add close-captioning for viewers who are hearing challanged. It does lend to a better viewing experience. To recap--story rating-4.5 stars; DVD presentation-1 star; overall rating-4stars.