A BLITZ ON THE FRITZ (1943) Harry Langdon, Vernon Dent

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A BLITZ ON THE FRITZ (1943) Harry Langdon, Vernon Dent

Postby Ed Watz » Sun Oct 01, 2023 7:48 am

Starts at the 4-minute mark. English with Spanish subtitles. Harry at 58 is at his most animated possibly since HIS NEW MAMA (1924), thanks to Jules White's off the rails direction. Script by Clyde Bruckman copies the finale of Harold Lloyd's PROFESSOR BEWARE, released a scant 5 years earlier. If Harold and his attorneys caught this one, who knows, it could've cost Columbia another $40,000.

https://youtu.be/5E41I1hEIR8?si=H-H61jnpeETrdWWr
"Of course he smiled -- just like you and me." -- Harold Goodwin, on Buster Keaton (1976)
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Re: A BLITZ ON THE FRITZ (1943) Harry Langdon, Vernon Dent

Postby Ed Watz » Tue Oct 03, 2023 3:28 pm

This is great! I could see the punchline coming a mile away, but very well done.

I had to think of this TV commercial - for Germans to learn better English - under this thread:

https://youtu.be/xZ9nvYCDUUw?si=nF8TgMrxjR2kUAKQ
"Of course he smiled -- just like you and me." -- Harold Goodwin, on Buster Keaton (1976)
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