Nothing Sacred - DVD

Nothing Sacred is a classic screwball comedy produced in 1937 by David O. Selznick and stars Carole Lombard and Fredric March with a great supporting cast. A New York newspaper reporter played by Fredric March mistakenly reports on a story which leads to his demotion at the newspaper where he is now required to write obituaries. Begging his boss for another chance, March points out a story about a woman dying from radium poisoning in the fictional town of Warsaw, Vermont. Hazel Flagg, played by Carole Lombard, discovers that she is not actually dying but is distressed at the fact of spending the rest of her life in Vermont. Unaware that Hazel is not dying, Wally Cook (Fredric March) invites Hazel and her doctor as guests to New York and to the Morning Star Newspaper. The newspaper uses Hazel's story to increase it's circulation. A ticker tape parade and a key to the city are given to Hazel who has become an inspiration to many. Wally (March) and Hazel (Lombard) fall in love and Wally asks Hazel to marry him even though he knows she is dying. Things get a bit complicated from that point, but not to worry, the story has a happy ever-after ending. A truly great comedy which Lombard said was one of her personal favorites! (77 minutes - 1937 - Color - 4 3).

This classic screwball comedy stars Carole Lombard as Hazel Flagg, a small-town girl who's dying of radiation poisoning. Recognizing the kind of story that sells newspapers, reporter Wally Cook (Fredric March) whisks Hazel off to New York City and turns her into a media sensation. Wally's self-serving plan becomes more complicated when he starts falling for Hazel. Pioneering three-strip Technicolor and smartly written by Ben Hecht and James H. Street, Nothing Sacred is a sophisticated comedy brilliantly taking on the media's tendency to put profit before dignity and the simple truth.

Eccentric Hazel Flagg, played by Carole Lombard, discovers she isn't dying of radium poisoning as she believed. When she meets a reporter looking for a sensational story, she decides to continue faking her illness to exploit the situation.