 Though often overlooked by critics in favor of Whale's horror films, "The Great Garrick" was chosen by Jonathan Rosenbaum for his alternative list of the Top 100 American Films.In London in 1750, renowned English actor David Garrick announces onstage that he has been invited to Paris to work with the prestigious Comédie-Française.A fop in a box seat declares that the French want Garrick to teach them how to act, and the audience chants, "Teach the French!"