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Crusade in the Pacific (1951)
Crusade In The Pacific
As a child in the early '40's, nearly all of the adult conversation that surrounded me was "war, war, war." I grew up with it. This film was not the run-of-the-mill Movietone News shown at theaters. Yes, of course, it is heavily laden with propaganda, but you can sift through that; how else were we to think in those days? The history of Japanese military preparation was fascinating and unlike anything I have seen in the past. Many of the fields of battle were absolutely new to me (and I've seen many WWII documentaries). I paid $4.00 for the series (Volumes 1-4) at Wal*Mart and each volume is 2+ hours long. Best $4.00 I've spent in a long time.
Swing Your Lady (1938)
Swing Your Lady
Yes, of COURSE this is a hokey movie, but that's what makes it so funny. Louise Fazenda steals the show. Bogey is uncomfortable in his role, to be sure, but who cares? It's entertaining and wasn't meant to be anything other than that. In my opinion, it is NOT a Bogey movie - it's Louise Fazenda all the way! The music is entertaining as well and, as usual, Frank McHugh and Allen Jenkins do their part well. My favorite scene?.....Bogey asking Fazenda if she wants to "wrassle" (not meaning to wrestle him). She throws him to the ground in one fell swoop and says, "Now, say 'Hootie Owl'." I think it loses in translation...but I laughed out loud.