A QUIET FOURTH (1941) with Edgar Kennedy

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A QUIET FOURTH (1941) with Edgar Kennedy

Postby Richard M Roberts » Thu Jul 03, 2014 9:00 pm

Seems rather topical:


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uKL4V4KN5y4


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Re: A QUIET FOURTH (1941) with Edgar Kennedy

Postby Rob Farr » Sat Jul 05, 2014 10:26 pm

Nice appearance by Charlie Hall, but if he wore those pants any higher, he'd be in a tube top.
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Re: A QUIET FOURTH (1941) with Edgar Kennedy

Postby Ed Watz » Sun Jul 06, 2014 5:05 pm

Rob, I guess that's how Charlie maintained a slim waistline as he put on a few pounds -- keep raising the belt. Note that the sounds coming out of Charlie when he's bombarded by fireworks is the same yell he makes at the end of BUSY BODIES. I'm surprised that bit didn't become his stock-in-trade, a counterpart to Fin's "D'oh!"
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Re: A QUIET FOURTH (1941) with Edgar Kennedy

Postby Gary Johnson » Thu Jul 10, 2014 11:21 pm

I'm always enamored with any short made in the '40's that shows any modicum of budget outside of a studio set.
Here Edgar gets to film at an outdoor park filled with explosive sight gags. Bravo!


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