Product Description

Silver-screen darling Claudette Colbert plays Kit Madden a novelist en route to Hollywood where his latest hit is to be filmed. On the train she meets two military men Rusty Thomas (John Wayne) and Dink Watson (Don Defore). Without knowing Madden s identity both men declaim her novel. Even so Colbert thinks Thomas is perfect for the lead in the film and when the two men change trains in Chicago Madden changes with them leaving her luggage behind. Ticketless she is tossed from the train but not before she and Thomas have developed a drunken camaraderie and expressed their affections for each other. Both men decide to exit the train with her and resume their travel to California in a rented car. But when Madden s identity is exposed Thomas feels betrayed and leaves her in New Mexico and it s up to mutual friend Watson to see if he can reunite the two lovebirds. WITHOUT RESERVATIONS was an unusual film for both Wayne and Colbert and their fine performances are a tribute to the range of their acting abilities.System Requirements:Running Time: 101 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY Rating: NR UPC: 053939786620 Manufacturer No: T7866

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #14730 in DVD
• Brand: TURNER HM ENTERTAINM
• Released on: 2007-05-22
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, Subtitled, NTSC
• Original language: English, Spanish
• Subtitled in: English, French
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .25 pounds
• Running time: 107 minutes

Features

• Silver-screen darling Claudette Colbert plays Kit Madden, a novelist en route to Hollywood, where his latest hit is to be filmed. On the train she meets two military men, Rusty Thomas (John Wayne) and Dink Watson (Don Defore). Without knowing Madden s identity, both men declaim her novel. Even so, Colbert thinks Thomas is perfect for the lead in the film, and when the two men change trains in Chic

Customer Reviews

"Hello, Miss Klotch. I brought you back your wings..."
When I was in grade school and we lived in New Jersey there was a television station out of New York City that would show the same movie every afternoon for the entire week. There were two movies that I remember watching five afternoons in a row after school (or maybe it was during the summer). One was the Steve Reeve's 1962 film "The Trojan Horse" ("La Troia di Guerra") and the other was this 1946 comedy from director Mervyn LeRoy starring Claudette Colbert, John Wayne, and Don Defore.

"Without Reservations" is based on the novel "Thanks, God! I'll Take It From Here" by Jane Allen and Mae Livingston. Colbert plays author Christopher "Kit" Madden who has written a best selling novel entitled "Here is Tomorrow." She ends up being a cross between Ayn Rand, in that her novel speaks to an idealized type of man, and Margaret Mitchell, in that she cannot find anybody in Hollywood who could possibly play Mark Winston, her hero, and has started a nation wide search for an unknown. However, when she hops on a train to travel from New York to Hollywood she gets bumped from her first-class accommodations and has to ride coach. She meets two traveling Army aviators, Rusty Thomas (Wayne) and his buddy Dink Watson (DeFore). Rusty is Mark Winston incarnate and Kit thinks he would be perfect for the role. But Rusty has no use for Hollywood (or "Here is Tomorrow") so Kit has to pretend she is somebody else and comes up with the last name of Klotch (this raises some eyebrows all around).

This romantic comedy follows the trio as Kit tries to get Rusty to Hollywood. Of course she falls for him as they travel together and she has to keep scrambling to keep her identity a secret. One of my favorite scenes is where she goes into a liquor store and scores several bottles by convincing the owner she is Kit Madden by reciting the part of her book her is reading. Meanwhile he is convincing her that she really needs to rethink her idea of what a real man should be. When he finds out the truth, Rusty is not happy and Kit has to scramble to bring about the requisite happy ending.

Overall this is a film whose chief virtue is its charm. You expect Colbert to be able to do romantic comedy, but Wayne's deftness has to surprise you a bit. Anne Triola steals several scenes as a "beetle" whose path keeps crossing that of the boys. Jack Benny has a nice cameo appearance as himself, seeking an autograph from Christopher Madden, and Miss Louella Parsons, Cary Grant, and Dolores Moran show up as themselves as well. LeRoy also does something interesting with the final shot, which is of Kit's bed while we hear the couple reconcile off-camera.

I still catch this movie every time I stumble across it and while it is not a great romantic comedy it is still a nice little film that you should check out sometime when you stumble across it.

A hidden classic!
This movie is a hidden classic and has to be one of John Wayne's more delightful roles. It also stars Claudette Colbert and Dan DeFore. You gotta see this one!

A wonderful and entertaining film!
I would highly recommend this film to anyone. It's funny romantic, and a very entertaining story starring John Wayne and
Claudette Colbert. They both make a great pair in the film. It's a real classic.