Easy Living

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Easy Living

Released Aug 31, 1949

1h 17m

Drama

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A football halfback (Victor Mature) has a heart condition, a nagging wife (Lizabeth Scott) and a team secretary (Lucille Ball) who loves him.

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Howard Thompson

New York Times

But perhaps the most persuasive thing about "Easy Living" is the forthright depiction of professional football as a stimulating, cash-on-the-line business, one Mr. Schnee seems to understand from locker room to goalpost.

Aug 16, 2019

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Dudley Early

Austin American-Statesman

A movie far above the average, it just misses being a fine picture.

Jun 23, 2020

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Jordi Batlle Caminal

El Pais (Spain)

It's made with a great pulse, but lacks the height of Jacques Tourmeur's other unforgettable films. [Full Review in Spanish]

Aug 16, 2019

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Michael E. Grost

Classic Film and Television

Sometimes interesting but sexist tale about football, with some good Tourneur touches.

Jul 6, 2010

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Dennis Schwartz

Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews

This would-be intelligent soap opera tale about the early days of pro football never reaches a boil.

Rated: C+

Aug 22, 2005

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A surprisingly mature (*ahem*) sports movie, for its time and even for today, about a professional football player with health and financial problems (marred somewhat by a too-hectic beginning and a rather nasty ending). Really, it's about dead capital sucking the life out of living labor.

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/24/23

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It's a not so interesting story about aging football player Victor Mature deciding between retirement or continuing on to please his demanding wife, Lizabeth Scott. There's also the team secretary, Lucille Ball, who's in love with Mature. That being said, Ball is a very good counterpoint to Scott's icy beauty and the film is strikingly directed by Jacques Tourneur. Tourneur actually manages to make the gorgeous Scott seem even more glamorous than she normally seems. It's not a classic, but worth watching for fans of Tourneur, Scott or Ball (and I suppose Mature if you're a fan, which I've never been).

Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars

01/31/23

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ok sports movie-no relation to the 1937 screwball comedy

Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars

01/21/23

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Solid drama with Lucy excellent as Victor Mature's secretary who carries a torch for him and Lizabeth Scott silky rotten as his grasping wife.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

02/27/23

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60/100. With a title like "Easy Living" and a cast including Lucille Ball, one would expect a comedy, and that it is not. It is a sports drama. As a film, it's only fair, the leads are not strong enough to keep it interesting. Well made but not very memorable. Lucille Ball is the best in the cast. I never felt Victor Mature was a strong performer, perhaps the film would have been better with say, Kirk Douglas or John Garfield.

Rated 3 out of 5 stars

01/30/23

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Synopsis

A football halfback (Victor Mature) has a heart condition, a nagging wife (Lizabeth Scott) and a team secretary (Lucille Ball) who loves him.

Director: Jacques Tourneur
Producer: Robert Sparks
Production Co: RKO Radio Pictures Inc.
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Aug 31, 1949, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 28, 2016
Runtime: 1h 17m

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