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Why did Preston Sturges dislike Mitchell Leisen's direction of Easy Living?
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Preston Sturges was dissatisfied with Mitchell Leisenās direction of the 1937 film Easy Living because he felt that Leisen was more interested in the film's set design than in the story itself.1
Sturges, who wrote the screenplay for the film, was so disappointed by how Leisen handled his material that the experience served as the primary motivation for his decision to become a director himself.21