Preston Sturges - An American Original

Preston Sturges was the first filmmaker, who both wrote and directed his projects, to have his name used as a promotional tool based on public recognition.  Hitchcock and Capra, among a few others, had attained name status, but neither one of those men wrote the original screenplays they shot.  Billy Wilder would reach this ranking a few years later.  This week we are watching "The Lady Eve" as a home assignment.  Here are a few more Sturges hits that are well worth seeing.