The "La Cava Method" of improvisation and the alteration of dialogue to fit the actor's real personality became of particular interest following My Man Godfrey (1936), but there seemed to be a definite change in interested in the director's particular idiosyncrasies following the release of Stage Door (1937). It is possibly due to the popularity… Continue reading “Give Me Real People”: Stage Door (1937) and the Gregory La Cava Method for Collier’s, March 26, 1938
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An Introduction
Gregory La Cava with Bebe Daniels on the set of Feel My Pulse (1928) "He started out to be a painter and he is a painter — a Master Artist. For he transcribes life — not to a small canvas hidden away in some musty, dusty museum. But he brings living creations to that universal… Continue reading An Introduction

