Swing Girl
New in Town
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I watched The Lemon Drop Kid (1951) with Bob Hope for the second time a couple days ago. It's sort of a Christmas movie, but it's so good I couldn't wait until December to see it again. It's so funny and such a great movie. I love all of Bob Hope's movies, but this is said to be one his best, and I agree with that.
On a side note, I picked up on a joke this time I didn't get before. A bunch of people are collecting furniture for a house, and someone brings the statue of Ulysses S. Grant saying he "needed a change of scenery." Thanks to LizzieMaine's thread "The Era -- Day By Day," I've been following a debate in the 1941 paper about whether Grant's statue should stay in Brooklyn or be moved next to his tomb. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's what this is about. It makes me wonder how many jokes I'm missing when I watch these movies.
On a side note, I picked up on a joke this time I didn't get before. A bunch of people are collecting furniture for a house, and someone brings the statue of Ulysses S. Grant saying he "needed a change of scenery." Thanks to LizzieMaine's thread "The Era -- Day By Day," I've been following a debate in the 1941 paper about whether Grant's statue should stay in Brooklyn or be moved next to his tomb. I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure that's what this is about. It makes me wonder how many jokes I'm missing when I watch these movies.