learningwithmrsmith
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This is a film awash in dramatic irony. There are so many details that the characters don't know but we see clearly. If it were only more interesting...
OMG, Loretta Young is a vision. I try not to get too carried away by the looks of any particular starlet, but this one is simply gifted on the visual sense. Her doe eyes makes a perfect distraction from the awkward exposition at the outset.
The only way this plot works is if Phyl is a total moron. The clues that the imp has lost interest are very clear. I'm not sure Loretta Young could play an idiot if she tried.
Loretta gets pretty flirty with her father figure, "Can't you respect me a little less?" Then she puts her arm around his shoulder while sitting on the arm of his chair. Dick and the audience are confused.
What do these young ladies see in this wealthy older man. Dick is called "Baby darling, big boy, and daddy." Oh yeah....he's mega rich.
ODDS AND ENDS
The phone booths have standard doors like a bedroom.
Phyl, "Where will we go on our honeymoon?" The imp, "Oh anyplace." Phyl, "Oh that'll be nice." (take a hint lady!)
Dick ask the old men about the imp's slutty interest, "Is she a...a..." "Yes, quite notorious." How are these old guys up on the gossip?
Firefly to Phyl, "You have a couple of dangerous curves yourself." One gold digger to another.
SMOKING RITUAL
We open with three men on a dark porch each enjoying a smoke, a perfect symbol of post-meal bonding.
The imp intently smokes as he gets interrogated by the old men about the firefly.
The firefly prefers Russian cigarettes. I wonder if those were banned at some point. We don't see her light up, but they are used to get the imp to see her pile of bills.
OMG, Loretta Young is a vision. I try not to get too carried away by the looks of any particular starlet, but this one is simply gifted on the visual sense. Her doe eyes makes a perfect distraction from the awkward exposition at the outset.
The only way this plot works is if Phyl is a total moron. The clues that the imp has lost interest are very clear. I'm not sure Loretta Young could play an idiot if she tried.
Loretta gets pretty flirty with her father figure, "Can't you respect me a little less?" Then she puts her arm around his shoulder while sitting on the arm of his chair. Dick and the audience are confused.
What do these young ladies see in this wealthy older man. Dick is called "Baby darling, big boy, and daddy." Oh yeah....he's mega rich.
ODDS AND ENDS
The phone booths have standard doors like a bedroom.
Phyl, "Where will we go on our honeymoon?" The imp, "Oh anyplace." Phyl, "Oh that'll be nice." (take a hint lady!)
Dick ask the old men about the imp's slutty interest, "Is she a...a..." "Yes, quite notorious." How are these old guys up on the gossip?
Firefly to Phyl, "You have a couple of dangerous curves yourself." One gold digger to another.
SMOKING RITUAL
We open with three men on a dark porch each enjoying a smoke, a perfect symbol of post-meal bonding.
The imp intently smokes as he gets interrogated by the old men about the firefly.
The firefly prefers Russian cigarettes. I wonder if those were banned at some point. We don't see her light up, but they are used to get the imp to see her pile of bills.
"Why be good?" A question with which toddlers have struggled for ages. Maybe more like "Does it pay to appear to be bad."
Here's pert Coleen Moore playing Pert in an interesting relic. The quality of the image, the rolling crowds, the frenetic dancing, the spot-on jazz score are all exceptional. The dialogue (as I read it) is snappy and irreverent. Here we have one extremely lively silent where our toddlers are hyped up spoiled thirty-ish metropolitans.
Pert meets a man she calls Greasy. She points to him as he sits next to her and says to her neighbor on the other side, "Extract of aromas." The bad guy (Greasy) is tremendously sleazy. He has the hairline of Nixon and a partial mustache, and sideburns that point to the bridge of his crooked nose. He won't stop his open mouthed gum chomping for anything. Later Pert is chewing gum, one can only hope it is not the same piece.
With Pert, you're hitting a triple and staying on third. She claims she is "Too hot for this old folks home," but I'm not so sure. A person can be pretty convincing when they pretend enough.
ODDS AND ENDS
The family business employs 200 men and 1000 girls! How big is this store? This means there are five girls for every man. This is a problematic ratio.
It might be the make-up but this Pert appears to have an extraordinarily tiny mouth.
What is she doing with those bracelets? (12:42) I can't really describe it on a family website.
He rubs his hands together when she asks for a ride home. I have yet to see this gesture anywhere but in these old movies.
The mannequin's face seems very "champaign at the polo club" to me. (35:10)
SMOKING RITUAL
As soon as dad enters the party we see a dancing lady holding her cigarette in the left hand she gently rests on her partner's shoulder.
Neil Hamilton is an uninspired smoker. I'm not sure whether or not that's an insult. When he's waiting in his car he takes a puff with a sort of overhand grip with his palm down. This particular move is seen more in films from the 60s.
When dad lectures son about the dangers of broadmindedness the old man is gripping an unlit half smoked cigar. I think he places it somewhere on the dresser. Are those elevated ashtrays?
Here's pert Coleen Moore playing Pert in an interesting relic. The quality of the image, the rolling crowds, the frenetic dancing, the spot-on jazz score are all exceptional. The dialogue (as I read it) is snappy and irreverent. Here we have one extremely lively silent where our toddlers are hyped up spoiled thirty-ish metropolitans.
Pert meets a man she calls Greasy. She points to him as he sits next to her and says to her neighbor on the other side, "Extract of aromas." The bad guy (Greasy) is tremendously sleazy. He has the hairline of Nixon and a partial mustache, and sideburns that point to the bridge of his crooked nose. He won't stop his open mouthed gum chomping for anything. Later Pert is chewing gum, one can only hope it is not the same piece.
With Pert, you're hitting a triple and staying on third. She claims she is "Too hot for this old folks home," but I'm not so sure. A person can be pretty convincing when they pretend enough.
ODDS AND ENDS
The family business employs 200 men and 1000 girls! How big is this store? This means there are five girls for every man. This is a problematic ratio.
It might be the make-up but this Pert appears to have an extraordinarily tiny mouth.
What is she doing with those bracelets? (12:42) I can't really describe it on a family website.
He rubs his hands together when she asks for a ride home. I have yet to see this gesture anywhere but in these old movies.
The mannequin's face seems very "champaign at the polo club" to me. (35:10)
SMOKING RITUAL
As soon as dad enters the party we see a dancing lady holding her cigarette in the left hand she gently rests on her partner's shoulder.
Neil Hamilton is an uninspired smoker. I'm not sure whether or not that's an insult. When he's waiting in his car he takes a puff with a sort of overhand grip with his palm down. This particular move is seen more in films from the 60s.
When dad lectures son about the dangers of broadmindedness the old man is gripping an unlit half smoked cigar. I think he places it somewhere on the dresser. Are those elevated ashtrays?
The title promises some norm bashing culture shift, but it seems the new morals are indistinguishable from the old. Will this generation be the first to NOT become their parents?
Robert Young comes across as a whimpering, squeaky voiced, na'er-do-well. Margaret Perry is the playful coquette sister in the expensive flattering clothes. They are both sleeping past the crack of noon and, get this, "going about."
This brother and sister show a great deal of physical attention to one another. They hug, dance, kiss and caress more than any of the romantic couples. Some of the kisses are full on the mouth. For these people "like you kiss your sister" has a whole new meaning.
ODDS AND ENDS
The party hosts explains a painting she'd overpaid for, "He didn't paint the goat, he painted the bleat."
Duff Wilson says "Can't we go someplace else?" Then he and Phyl move two feet to the left and kiss again.
Not sure where the down-low couple are staying. When the neighbor from the flat next door apologizes for the noise from the night before due to "a couple of out-of-town buyers" it seems that they're not in the best part of town. This neighbor offers Phyl a money making opportunity with some other Johns, uhhh friends (nothing new about those morals).
A bathtub is described as having "more rings than a pawn brokers widow."
It is a poignant moment when Mom dines at her empty table with a ticking clock, 1933 empty nest.
The art teacher insults Ralph, "You are not the first to mistake the desire for the ability." Then cuts him down in a way similar to what happened to me when a teacher called me a natural illustrator. Like Ralph, I can still quote the teacher's comment exactly.
The passage of time is shown with written panels. When Ralph goes to Paris it says "10 days later." Could this be how long it took for one to cross the Atlantic by ship?
SMOKING RITUAL
Here smoking is used to emphasize the sketchiness of a situation.
No smoking at all among the lead characters.
The siblings walk in to the swanky party where several women are seen puffing on their cigarillos. Women smoking is particularly edgy.
Two women puff heavily in the background when Young hits the buffet at the party.
Some smoking among the students in the life drawing class in Paris. I wonder if they have the ability?
Robert Young comes across as a whimpering, squeaky voiced, na'er-do-well. Margaret Perry is the playful coquette sister in the expensive flattering clothes. They are both sleeping past the crack of noon and, get this, "going about."
This brother and sister show a great deal of physical attention to one another. They hug, dance, kiss and caress more than any of the romantic couples. Some of the kisses are full on the mouth. For these people "like you kiss your sister" has a whole new meaning.
ODDS AND ENDS
The party hosts explains a painting she'd overpaid for, "He didn't paint the goat, he painted the bleat."
Duff Wilson says "Can't we go someplace else?" Then he and Phyl move two feet to the left and kiss again.
Not sure where the down-low couple are staying. When the neighbor from the flat next door apologizes for the noise from the night before due to "a couple of out-of-town buyers" it seems that they're not in the best part of town. This neighbor offers Phyl a money making opportunity with some other Johns, uhhh friends (nothing new about those morals).
A bathtub is described as having "more rings than a pawn brokers widow."
It is a poignant moment when Mom dines at her empty table with a ticking clock, 1933 empty nest.
The art teacher insults Ralph, "You are not the first to mistake the desire for the ability." Then cuts him down in a way similar to what happened to me when a teacher called me a natural illustrator. Like Ralph, I can still quote the teacher's comment exactly.
The passage of time is shown with written panels. When Ralph goes to Paris it says "10 days later." Could this be how long it took for one to cross the Atlantic by ship?
SMOKING RITUAL
Here smoking is used to emphasize the sketchiness of a situation.
No smoking at all among the lead characters.
The siblings walk in to the swanky party where several women are seen puffing on their cigarillos. Women smoking is particularly edgy.
Two women puff heavily in the background when Young hits the buffet at the party.
Some smoking among the students in the life drawing class in Paris. I wonder if they have the ability?