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Dudley Dickerson
Dudley Henry Dickerson Jr. (November 27, 1906 – September 23, 1968) was an American film actor. Born in Chickasha, Oklahoma, he appeared in nearly 160 films between 1932 and 1952, and is best remembered for his roles in several Three Stooges films.
Given the era in which Dickerson performed, he was usually cast in stereotypical roles that were common in films of the time. His boundless energy can be seen in what are rather restrictive roles, and was a master at what has become known as "scared reaction" comedy. One of his early screen credits was the Our Gang comedy Spooky Hooky (1936), as a bemused caretaker. Dickerson also appeared in Soundies musical films with Dorothy Dandridge and Meade Lux Lewis; Big Joe Turner had recorded three numbers for Soundies but was not present for the filming, so Dickerson stood in for him and lip-synced his vocals.
Modern viewers will remember Dudley Dickerson for his portrayals of startled cooks, quizzical orderlies, frightened porters, and apprehensive watchmen in such Three Stooges films as They Stooge to Conga, A Gem of a Jam, and Hold That Lion! In Hold that Lion, he played a lovable train conductor who memorably bugged out his eyes and shrieked, "He'p, he'p, ah'm losin' mah mahnd!" when a lion attacked him and ripped the seat of his pants while he was shining a pair of shoes. This gag had been used by Moe in a previous short, but Dickerson's portrayal of the scene was so funny that the crew (and Dickerson himself) could hardly contain their laughter, as one can hear in the final release.
Probably Dickerson's most memorable role was that of the hapless chef in the Stooges' A Plumbing We Will Go, in which he uttered in bewilderment, "This house has sho' gone crazy!" He was also able to show the range of his acting talent in this role, able to raise a laugh from the audience by just giving a suspicious, sideways look to a kitchen appliance that had previously acted up. The footage would be recycled twice more in future Stooge comedies: 1949's Vagabond Loafers and 1956's Scheming Schemers. Both films included a newly filmed scene of a raincoat-clad Dickerson informing guests that "dinner's postponed on account of rain" (a turn of phrase usually used to describe the cancellation of a baseball game due to inclement weather).
Dickerson received featured billing in several Hugh Herbert comedies produced by Columbia Pictures, in which, as Herbert's valet, he is always in scary situations and reacts with comic terror.
In the early 1950s, Dickerson appeared in several episodes of TV's The Amos 'n' Andy Show, usually as a lodge member or Joe the Barber.
Dickerson had also appeared opposite Columbia comic Andy Clyde. When Columbia concluded its long-running Clyde series, producer Jules White called Dickerson back to appear opposite Clyde in a remake of the 1948 short Go Chase Yourself. To White's surprise, Dickerson had lost considerable weight and would no longer match the scenes filmed in 1948. White regarded Dickerson so highly that he filmed the new scenes anyway. Columbia released the film in 1956 as Pardon My Nightshirt.
Dickerson retired from acting in 1959. He died of a brain tumor in 1968 at age 61, and is buried at Lincoln Memorial Park in Los Angeles, California.
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"The Green Pastures" (1936) is a fantasy film directed by Marc Connelly and William Keighley and written by Connelly and Sheridan Gibney, who based the film on the novel "Ol' Man Adam an' His Chillun" by Roark Bradford. Marc Connelly adapted the story into a Pulitzer Prize-winning stage play in 1930. The movie has an all-black cast film produced by Warner Brothers and stars Rex Ingram, Frank Wilson, Oscar Polk, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, and George Reed.
Unlike Race Films made by Oscar Micheaux and Ralph Cooper during this period, "The Green Pastures" was a major Hollywood production. The film received substantial advertising as the nation was already familiar with the play's success, so people were anticipating seeing the motion picture version. Rex Ingram was the lead in the film as the character "De Lawd."
The film features several up-and-coming actors, like Ingram, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Oscar Polk, and Edna Mae Harris. For many, this was their breakthrough film. For example, George Randol, who played the high priest in the movie, started a production company with Ralph Cooper, where they released the first film produced with an all-black capital called "Dark Manhattan" in 1937. The film also featured the Hall Johnson choir. Mr. Johnson was a black composer known for his arrangements of African-American spirituals. Throughout the 30s and 40s, many films featured the ensemble, including "Dimples" (1936) and the controversial movie "Song of the South" (1946).
"The Green Pastures" is a fantastic film with wonderful music and charming characters. However, there are, without a doubt, stereotypical portrayals of black people within the movie. As a result, some people may find the film challenging to watch if they need help seeing past the 1930s attitude. Nevertheless, the movie is a remarkable production, and Rex Ingram will be unforgettable after you watch his performance. It's a personal favorite and one that I watch every year. I highly recommend it for viewing.
Directors: Marc Connelly, William Keighley Writers: Roark Bradford, Marc Connelly, Sheridan Gibney
Starring Rex Ingram, Oscar Polk, Eddie 'Rochester' Anderson, Frank H. Wilson, George Reed, Abraham Gleaves, Edna Mae Harris, James Fuller, George Randol, Hall Johnson Choir, Billy Cumby, Ivory Williams, Dudley Dickerson, Ida Forsyne, Myrtle Anderson, Charles Andrews, Ernest Whitman, Reginald Fenderson
Storyline A preacher in a small Black church in Louisiana tells his Sunday school class stories from the Bible as if the characters were part of a local fish fry. He starts with the creation of the world by God, known as "De Lawd" (Rex Ingram), and tells how God went on to create heaven, which is just like their farmland, and then created man and woman, followed by their fall and finally the coming of Jesus Christ.
Available on DVD and streaming services. https://www.amazon.com/Green-Pastures-Eddie.../dp/B00B6OECDK
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THE ALLIGATOR PEOPLE (1959) – Episode 161 – Decades Of Horror: The Classic Era
“Dirty, stinkin’, slimy gators! You bit my hand off, didn’t you? I’m gonna spend the rest of my life killing gators. The rest of my life … killing ’em!” Maybe you shouldn’t have put your hand in the gator’s mouth. Join this episode’s Grue-Crew – Daphne Monary-Ernsdorff, Doc Rotten, and Jeff Mohr – as they take in a sweat-soaked Lon Chaney Jr. and the wonderful Beverly Garland in the story of a man-turned-gator as told in The Alligator People (1959).
Decades of Horror: The Classic Era Episode 161 – The Alligator People (1959)
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A woman in a hypnotic state recounts to two doctors the details of a horrific experience from her past life that began with the mysterious and sudden disappearance of her husband.
Director: Roy Del Ruth
Writers: Orville H. Hampton (screenplay); Orville H. Hampton & Charles O’Neal (story by); Robert M. Fresco (uncredited)
Producer: Jack Leewood
Music: Irving Gertz
Cinematographer: Karl Struss (director of photography)
Editor: Harry Gerstad
Makeup Department:
Hair Stylist: Eve Newing
Makeup Artist: Ben Nye, Dick Smith (not that Dick Smith)
Special Effects: Fred Etcheverry
Selected Cast:
Beverly Garland as Joyce Webster – aka Jane Marvin
Bruce Bennett as Dr. Eric Lorimer
Lon Chaney Jr. as Manon (as Lon Chaney)
George Macready as Dr. Mark Sinclair
Frieda Inescort as Mrs. Lavinia Hawthorne – Henry’s Wife
Richard Crane as Paul Webster
Douglas Kennedy as Dr. Wayne MacGregor
Bill Bradley as Patient ‘Number Six’ (uncredited)
Hal K. Dawson as Train Conductor (uncredited)
Dudley Dickerson as Train Porter (uncredited)
John Frederick as 1st Male Nurse (uncredited)
Ruby Goodwin as Louann – the Maid (uncredited)
Ken Kane as Third Male Nurse (uncredited)
Boyd Stockman as Alligator-Headed Paul (uncredited)
Vince Townsend Jr. as Toby – the Butler (uncredited)
Lee Warren as 2nd Male Nurse (uncredited)
Calling all MONSTER KIDS! It’s time for the Grue Crew to head to the bayou alongside actress Beverly Garland in search of her missing husband in the B&W creature feature The Alligator People (1959). Let’s throw in some hilariously creepy – but still awesome as ever – Lon Chaney, Jr. for good measure. See a man turn into a gruesome gator – with pants! All kidding aside, this is a terrific B-Movie classic that should not be missed.
At the time of this writing, The Alligator People is available to stream from the Classic Horror Movie Channel and Wicked Horror TV. The film is also available on disc as a Blu-ray from Shout! Factory.
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The Alligator People (1959)
"What secret was Mrs. Hawthorne hiding in this strange, unfriendly house? Why had she told me not to leave my room?"
#The Alligator People#american cinema#creature feature#1959#horror film#Roy Del Ruth#beverly garland#bruce bennett#lon chaney jr#george macready#Frieda Inescort#Richard Crane#douglas kennedy#Dudley Dickerson#Hal K. Dawson#Ruby Goodwin#Vince Townsend#Orville H. Hampton#relatively disposable sci fi horror b movie about medical science gone awry. i think the thing i enjoyed the most here was the batshit#bookend elements to the plot in which a psychiatrist (hypnotist?!) discovers his assistant has suppressed some traumatic#memories and so invites a colleague over to hear her relive it under hyonosis (get a load of this crazy shit!). The appeal of this kind of#monster movie is seeing some crazy fx and a monster mash throwdown; alas here the scenes of full blown Alligator Mania are all too brief#but we do get Lon Chaney (and his unconvincing hook hand) to enjoy as an inexplicably furious handyman who is both constantly surrounded#by alligators and (get this) absolutely HATES alligators. cue much drinking and yelling and threatening to kill the gators... Lon's always#a good sport. it does raise one of the main concerns i had about the film tho; it's difficult to tell but i did worry those poor alligators#might be getting manhandled a little roughly.. a concern that can reasonably be extended to lead Beverly Garland#who is repeatedly pushed into close contact with some equally unhappy alligators... they don't make em like this anymore.. perhaps for the#best.
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Here are 10 things you should know about Dudley Dickerson, born 115 years ago today. He enjoyed a prolific Hollywood career as a character actor.
#Dudley Dickerson#the three stooges#old movies#character actors#classic film#classic movies#classic Hollywood#vaudeville#Black actors#African-American actors
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On the Divine Dudley Dickerson
On the Divine Dudley Dickerson
African American character actor/ comedian Dudley Dickerson (1906-1968) is today best remembered for his comic turns in many Three Stooges shorts, although he appeared in films starring nearly all the great classic comedians from the 1930s through the 1950s. Much like the better remembered Mantan Moreland and Stepin Fetchit, he was almost always cast as janitors, domestics, train porters and…
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#actor#African American#black#character#classic#comedian#comedies#comedy#Dudley Dickerson#Three Stooges
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To quote that great 20th Century philosopher, Dudley Dickerson: “Dis house am shorr gone crazy!”
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I Suspect... Chapter 1
Hi everyone! I’m trying to get back into writing (I know I say that a lot but I really mean it this time :) ) and I have started a Three Stooges fanfic. Here’s the first chapter and I hope you all enjoy it! <3
In an alternate universe, Shemp Howard invites his brothers and their wives to his mansion for a night of rest, relaxation, and good company. There's just one problem...a bad thunder storm knocks the power out and there's a....a dead body in the mansion??
Who killed who with what weapon and where??
And will there be more victims? Read to find out!
Ch1
May 26, 1954
Somber rain clouds glided in the even darker night sky, the strong Autumn wind accompanying them signaling that a bad storm was on the horizon. The vigorous, cold spiral swept up most everything in its path including dozens of multicolored leaves lying in the large, neatly kept front yard of an even bigger, grey Victorian mansion.
Thunder booms from outside as we see a woman, possibly in her mid-twenties, inside the mansion looking out the window from her spot in a room that greatly resembled a classic, Victorian study. Bookcases of all sizes lined the dark, chestnut walls, each of them neatly filled to the brim with books of all sizes. Against a wall in the middle of the room sat a grand, vintage fireplace where a warm, roaring fire was adding an additional bit of light to the blackened room as well as keeping the lady warm. Victorian lanterns, holding candles of both large and small hung in places throughout the room, giving the atmosphere a radiant yet slightly ominous glow.
The dark-haired woman moved a stray piece of hair behind her ear before pulling her soft, maroon throw blanket a little tighter around herself, slightly holding her own lantern just a little higher so she could possibly get a better look of the oncoming storm outside. However, the only thing she caught a better sight of was her own reflection in the rain drop covered window, her brown eyes slightly glowing in the light of the candles, making her look even more radiant than she already did.
Just then, the four-panel door opened with a squeaky creek, thunder sounding again along with a flash of lightning, showing a silhouette in the doorway for only a moment. The woman slowly turned her head at the sound of the door opening and peeked over her shoulder, the sight of her husband standing in the doorway greeting her. Feeling less anxious, she turned her head back around and continued looking out the window.
Catching the sight of his beautiful wife in the drearily lit room, Shemp Howard smiled as he slowly walked over to her and just as slowly, if not slower, wrapped his strong arms around her from behind, clasping his hands together around her waist as he rests his cheek on her bare shoulder after peppering it with little kisses, the light from the candles shining off his gold wedding band.
Not moving in the slightest, Gloria Howard giggled at the feel of Shemp’s Clark Gable style-mustache nuzzling her shoulder, her laugh music to her husband’s ears. Gloria slowly turned around and wrapped her blanket around them both as she enveloped herself in his arms, resting her head on his chest.
Shemp slightly hummed in pleasure as he kissed Gloria’s head, the only sounds in the whole house being the pitter patter of the rain drops outside and the ticking of the old grandfather clock in the long, upstairs hallway. In fact, it was the ticking of the clock that reminded Shemp as to why he came into his study in the first place.
“Baby”, Shemp spoke, his voice breaking into the soft sounds as he noticed that she was still wearing her “lazy day” clothes. “The party is going to start in an hour. Don’t you think you need to start getting ready?”
Gloria looked up into Shemp’s beautiful ocean blue eyes. The very sight of them took her breath away every single time. Before answering her beloved’s question, Gloria took a moment to look over Shemp’s evening attire: a black 1940’s tuxedo suit with a satin shawl collar, along with his best pair of matching black shoes. His usually medium length dark hair was now brushed back with hair gel, giving him a more sophisticated look.
“Shempy”, Gloria said with a hint of worry in her voice.
The sound of the rain increasing in speed and volume caused her to glance over her shoulder to look at it.
“It’s really storming out there. Are you sure throwing the party tonight is such a good idea?”
Shemp gently broke the embrace and began slowly pacing around the study. He reached in the front pocket of his suit and took out a cigar as he did so, holding it up to one of the candles to light it. He stopped in front of the fireplace and eyed the flames, watching as they licked at the wooden logs behind a Victorian Beveled glass screen.
His free hand behind his back, Shemp took a long drag from his cigar and had just exhaled the smoke when the sound of a soft knock on the study door broke into the moment. Looking over his shoulder, Shemp smiled at the sight of his personal butler and chef Dudley Dickerson standing in the doorway, his hands respectfully clasped together in front of him.
“Excuse me, Mr. Howard”, Dudley said kindly. “The food is all prepared and ready to serve.” Shemp nodded. “Thank you, Dudley”, he said. The butler nodded respectfully and turned to make his exit but was stopped by his boss.
“And Dudley?” Shemp said, a serious look on his face.
The look made Dudley nervous. Having worked, and known for that matter, Shemp and his family for numbers of years, Dudley only knew Shemp made that face when he had something important to tell him. Dudley knew neither Shemp nor his brothers would strike him, but it was stories he had heard from his other friends about their own negative experiences working for someone who had more money than them that still put his nerves on edge.
“Sir?” Dudley prompted, the timidness showing in his brown eyes.
Shemp’s serious look slowly dissolved into his familiar kind, friendly look with a smile to match. “We’ve known each other a long time”, he told his employer. “Please. Call me Shemp.”
Dudley felt every bit of tension leave his body as he let out the breath he was holding with a laugh, nodding his head.
“O-Oh um, yes, sir”, Dudley stammered his reply out of habit, even giving Shemp a quick, nervous bow before leaving the room. “Oh, umm I-I mean Shemp. Heh Heh.” With that, the butler was quick to run back down the hallway again.
Shemp softly chuckled and lightly shook his head as he watched Dudley take his exit before turning back around to face the fireplace once more. He took another long drag from his cigar, looking up at the large, formal, painted portrait of his late father Solomon Howard.
Smiling at the portrait, Shemp took a deep breath. He hadn’t felt this relaxed in a long while and tonight was going to be the perfect night to reconnect with his family and their wives and just enjoy one another’s company.
Turning around and walking out of the study, Shemp turned back around for a moment before closing the door behind him. Yes, everything was going to be just fine.
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A WOMAN OF DISTINCTION
March 16, 1950
Directed by Edward N. Buzzell
Produced by Buddy Adler for Columbia Pictures
Written by Charles Hoffman; additional dialogue by Frank Tashlin; story by Ian McLellan Hunt and Hugo Butler
Synopsis ~ College dean Susan Middlecott thinks there's no room in her life for romance until she meets Professor Alec Stevenson, British lecturer on astronomy, who is in possession of a keepsake of Susan's that he wants to return. Desperate for publicity, lecture bureau press agent Teddy Evans magnifies this into a great romance. The efforts of both dignified principals to quash the story have the opposite effect.
PRINCIPAL CAST
Rosalind Russell (Susan Middlecott) is probably best remembered as Auntie Mame, a role she played on Broadway and in the film and a role Lucille Ball would film in the 1974 musical version of the play. She was nominated for four Oscars. This is her only appearance with Lucille Ball.
Edmund Gwenn (Mark Middlecott) is probably best remembered for playing Kris Kringle in Miracle on 34th Street (1947), which also featured William Frawley. He won an Oscar in 1951 for Mister 888. This is his only appearance with Lucille Ball.
Ray Milland (Alec Stevenson) won a 1945 Oscar for The Lost Weekend. This is his only appearance with Lucille Ball.
Janis Carter (Teddy Evans) also appeared with Lucille Ball in Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949).
Mary Jane Saunders (Louisa) was a seven year-old child actor who also appeared with Lucille Ball in 1949′s Sorrowful Jones.
Francis Lederer (Paul Simone) makes his only appearance with Lucille Ball.
Jerome Courtland (Jerome) makes his only appearance with Lucille Ball.
UNCREDITED CAST
Lucille Ball (as Lucille Ball) plays herself in a cameo appearance in her 73rd motion picture. Leaving an airplane holding a lapdog, movie star Lucille Ball stops to pose for photographs.
Gale Gordon (Station Clerk) was Lucille Ball’s co-star in every one of her radio and television shows: Rudolph Atterbury on “My Favorite Husband,” Alvin Littlefield on “I Love Lucy,” Theodore J. Mooney on “The Lucy Show,” Harrison Otis Carter on “Here’s Lucy,” and Curtis McGibbon on “Life With Lucy.” Whether bellowing or turning a cartwheel, he was Lucy’s perfect comic foil!
Gail Bonney (Woman) also appeared with Lucille Ball in The Fuller Brush Girl (1950). She re-teamed with Lucy in as Mr. Hudson in “The Amateur Hour” in 192, a 1965 episode of "The Lucy Show”, and a 1968 episode of "Here’s Lucy.”
Harry Cheshire (Stewart) also appeared with Lucille Ball in Her Husband’s Affairs (1947), and Miss Grant Takes Richmond (1949). He played oil tycoon Sam Johnson in “Oil Wells” (1954). Mary Ellen Kay (Background Performer) later played Mrs. Taylor, who rents the Ricardo apartment in “Lucy Hates to Leave” (1957).
Norman Leavitt (Earl, Hotel Desk Clerk) also appeared with Lucille Ball in The Long, Long Trailer (1953). He made three appearances on the “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” after which he was in The Facts of Life (1960) and two episodes of "The Lucy Show.”
William Newell (Bartender) played the Nome hotel desk clerk in “Lucy Goes To Alaska” an episode of “The Lucy-Desi Comedy Hour” featuring Red Skelton.
Hans Moebus (Background Performer) was a German-born actor who appeared as an uncredited background performer in hundreds of movies and TV shows, including the Lucille Ball films DuBarry Was a Lady (1943), and The Facts of Life (1960). On “I Love Lucy,” Moebus was seen in “Bon Voyage” also in two episodes of “The Lucy Show.”
Reporters: Larry Barton, Richard Bartell, Harry Strang, Donald Kerr, Charles Jordan, Ted Jordan
Members: Lelah Tyler, Mira McKinney
Conductors: William E. Green, Robert Malcolm
Alex Gerry (Herman Pomeroy) Charles Evans (Dr. McFall) Charlotte Wynters (Miss Withers) Clifton Young (Chet) Jean Willes (Pearl) Wanda McKay (Merle) Elizabeth Flournoy (Laura) Harry Tyler (Charlie) Harry Harvey, Jr. (Joe) Maxine Gates (Goldie) Walter Sande (Officer) Marie Blake (Wax Operator) Napoleon Whiting (Porter) John Smith (Boy) Charles Trowbridge (Jewelry Salesman) Dudley Dickerson (Waiter) Lucille Browne (Manicurist) Lois Hall (Stewardess) Myron Healey (Cameraman) Edward Keane (Sergeant)
TRIVIA OF DISTINCTION
In Spain the film was titled The Teacher’s Scandals.
"Lux Radio Theater" broadcast a 60 minute radio adaptation of the movie on October 23, 1950 with Rosalind Russell reprising her film role. Coincidentally, Lucille Ball took over for Rosalind Russell when Screen Directors Radio Playhouse presented “A Foreign Affair” in March 1951.
Rosalind Russell and her husband Fred Brisson were in the studio audience the night “I Love Lucy” filmed “Be A Pal” on September 21, 1951.
Eddie Buzzell also directed Lucille Ball in Best Foot Forward (1943) and Easy to Wed (1946). His name was mentioned as a going away party guest in “Drafted” (ILL S1;E11).
#A Woman of Distinction#Lucille Ball#Rosalind Russell#Edmund Gwenn#Ray Milland#Gale Gordon#Eddie Buzzell
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i think at first glance joker (2019) seems to be very eagerly playing both sides in the lieu of most ‘alienate no potential audiences’ hollywood sentiments or, at least, thats how it felt to me the first time i heard arthur’s speech on the murray show (nobody thinks what it’s like to be the other guy!) but the more i see it the more i realise it really is meant for people like me and it’s a film thats firmly leftist, stands behind the working class and does, ultimately, frame its protagonist as worthy of sympathy
the other day my screenwriting professor said she’s surprised the film is so explicitly about class & systematic violence, which stuck with me because, well, it really is
i’ve seen it four times by now and on the cusp of a fifth rewatch, i wanna say that beyond how obvious those themes are portrayed in the narrative per-se it’s also interesting that all the media arthur consumes was seen as outright radical for it’s time. that’s clearly intentional on the part of the director and very telling of where the movie stands
the slap that bass musical number from shall we dance (1937) is thematically appropriate enough even from the glimpse we get while arthur’s dancing (the world is in a mess/politics and taxes/and people grinding axes/there’s no happiness) but it also happens to be one of the first, if not the first, musical numbers from a major musical (starring astaire and rogers no less, two of the biggest names in musical history) to feature actual black performers (namely dudley dickerson) and is thus more than historically significant & a very conscious choice
the modern times connection is clear, charlie chaplin’s character’s (the tramp) arc mirrors arthur’s. the characters in modern times don’t necessarily have names (the factory worker becomes the tramp, the female lead is always “a gamin”) but they’re representatives of all members of their class; the most commonly heard sound in the film is that of police sirens, authority inevitably closing in on the unprotected & vulnerable. at one point, the tramp becomes the accidental leader of a protest but, like arthur, doesn’t immediately acknowledge his solidarity with the rest of the unemployed, he strives for normalcy more than revolution. after he gets arrested and released, the tramp spends so long trying to get thrown back in jail where he had some semblance of comfort, along the lines of arthur admitting he’d preferred it when he was “locked up in the hospital”
the screening of modern times at wayne hall is one of the most poignant parts of the film imo, not just in the way arthur gets momentarily lost in the film, but the fact itself that a movie made solely for people like arthur is being screened exclusively to the rich elite of gotham
on repeated viewings, arthur’s reaction to the thomas wayne interview (which echoes the kind of rhetoric that feels undeniably familiar when associated with present day politicians), the portrayal of cops (inherently harmful and never a force of justice as per the usual bat content -- theyre the reason penny ends up in the hospital, the shooting of an unarmed man in the subway etc etc) and, ultimately, especially arthur’s speech on the murray show are at the centre of the film’s politics & themes
arthur himself might claim he’s not political (and even that’s arguably sarcasm, his tone when he says he’s just tryin’ to make people laugh! isn’t all that convincing) but his existence (as a poor working class mentally ill man) is inherently so and the movie shows us exactly that
#joker 2019#arthur fleck#u can reblog#SORRY FOR THE ESSAY IVE BEEN THINKING ABT THIS FOR A COUPLE OF DAYS#REAL FILM STUDENT HRS :/#ARTIE
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Rare Two Reel Horror Comedy
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Meade “Lux” Lewis Roll 'Em, PETE, written by Pete Johnson and Big Joe Turner (who is dubbing the actor Dudley Dickerson).
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Cars Land Music Loop
I put together a list of all the music played on Radiator Springs Main Street in Cars Land (& also in the same order that they’re played there) & have also provided links so you can listen to them on YouTube because a few aren’t on Spotify. So for those of you who have been & want to reminisce, or if you have always wanted to go & want to imagine being there, if you like listening to Disney park music loops, or even if you just like rock & roll music…enjoy!
Route 66- Chuck Berry
V-8 Ford Blues- Mose Allison
Hot Rod Man- Tex Rubinowitz
Little Forty Ford- Leon Smith
Road Runner- Bo Diddley
409- The Quads
Let’s Go For A Ride- The Collegians
Welcome to Radiator Springs- Joe Louis Walker
Ride on Josephine- George Thorogood & the Destroyers
Big Green Car- Jimmy Carroll
Hot Rod is Her Name- Tom Tall & Ginny Wright
Automobiles- The Spaniels
Ford V-8- Honey Boy Allen
Mustang Sally- Wilson Pickett
Maybellene- Chuck Berry
Coupe de Ville Baby- Vernon Green & the Medallions
Hot Rod- The Collins Kids
Led Sled- Danny Freeman
Cruisin’- Gene Vincent & his Blue Caps
No Particular Place to Go- Chuck Berry
Bring My Cadillac Back- Baker Knight & the Knightmares
Key to the Highway- Little Walter
Hot Rod Queen- Deke Dickerson & the Eccofonics
Rocket 88- Jackie Brenston & His Delta Cats
Draggin’- Curtis Godman
One Piece at a Time- Johnny Cash
Stand on It- Mel McDaniel
Built For Speed- Stray Cats
Fastest Short in Town- Robert A. Irvine & The Kentucky Colonels
Rocking Little Roadster- Fred Mollin & The Blue Sea Band feat. Gunnar Nelson
Hot Rod Lincoln- Johnny Bond
Twin Pipes & Pin Stripes- Sammy Masters
You Can’t Catch Me- Chuck Berry
Spinout- Elvis Presley
My Mustang Ford- Chuck Berry
The Phantom Dragster- The Bobby Fuller Four
Flat Tire- The Del Vikings
Black & White Thunderbird- Fred Mollin & The Blue Sea Band
My Old Car- Fred Mollin & The Blue Sea Band feat. Johnny Neel
Pink Cadillac- Sammy Masters & His Rocking Rhythms
My White Convertible- The Hall Brothers
Loud Mufflers- Robert Williams & The Groovers
Six Days on the Road- Dave Dudley
Hotrod Gang- Stray Cats
Pontiac Blues- Sonny Boy Williamson
Green Onions- Booker T. & The MG’s
Freeway of Love- Aretha Franklin
Radiator Rock- Joe Louis Walker
Ride on Josephine- Bo Diddley
Wheels- The Flying Burrito Brothers
V-8 Ford Boogie- Eleven Hundred Springs
Go Champ Go- The Champs
Dear Dad- Chuck Berry
Hot Rod Susie- The Manin Brothers
I Want to be Your Driver- Chuck Berry
Mustang Sally & GTO- John Lee Hooker
From a Buick 6- Bob Dylan
Cadillac- Bo Diddley
Hot Rodder’s Lament- Deke Dickerson & The Ecco-fonics
Hardtop Race- George Stogner
Slow Down “GTO”- Joe Louis Walker
King of the Road- Roger Miller
Peroxide Blonde & Hopped Up Model Ford- Jumpin’ Gene Simmons
I’ve Been Everywhere- Hank Snow
Push Button Automobile- Vernon Green & The Medallions
Motor Head Baby- Johnny “Guitar” Watson
Look at that Cadillac- Stray Cats
Sh-Boom- The Chords
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Dudley Dickerson and Jerome “Curly” Howard in A Gem Of A Jam (1943).
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For just $3.99 All-American Co-Ed Released on October 31, 1941: A boy at an all male college pretends to be a girl to get a scholarship at an all girl college. Directed by: LeRoy Prinz Written by: Cortland Fitzsimmons and Kenneth Higgins from a story by Hal Roach Jr., and LeRoy Prinz. The Actors: Frances Langford Virginia Collinge, Johnny Downs Bob Sheppard, aka Bobbie DeWolfe, Marjorie Woodworth Bunny, Noah Beery Jr. Slinky, Esther Dale Aunt Matilda Collinge, Harry Langdon Hap Holden, Alan Hale Jr. Tiny, Kent Rogers Henry, Allan Lane 2nd senior, Irving Mitchell the doctor, Lillian Randolph Deborah the washwoman, Carlyle Blackwell Jr. 4th senior, Mickey Tanner member, Tanner Sisters Trio, Betty Tanner member, Tanner Sisters Trio, Martha Tanner member, Tanner Sisters Trio, Dudley Dickerson dancing train porter, Jesse Graves redcap, Claire James the Corn Queen, Elyse Knox co-ed, Patsy Mace the Celery Queen, Frank O'Connor policeman, Peggy O'Neill the Grape Queen, Margaret Roach co-ed, Sally Shaw Eve, Mitzie Uehlien the Cabbage Queen, Marie Windsor the Carrot Queen Runtime: 53min *** This item will be supplied on a quality disc and will be sent in a sleeve that is designed for posting CD's DVDs *** This item will be sent by 1st class post for quick delivery. Should you not receive your item within 12 working days of making payment, please contact us as it is unusual for any item to take this long to be delivered. Note: All my products are either my own work, licensed to me directly or supplied to me under a GPL/GNU License. No Trademarks, copyrights or rules have been violated by this item. This product complies withs rules on compilations, international media and downloadable media. All items are supplied on CD or DVD.
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