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      Continued from page 48                  A film that just seems to flow so very
                                            easily, that is the magic of Frank Capra.
      a car – to no avail, only for Ellen to try
                                            Caring about people and the everyman,
      her hand at it. . . or should I say foot –
                                            It  Happened  One  Night  is  the  start
      for she flashes her sexy leg, catching
                                            of  a  staggering  run  for  the  director
      the eye of a male driver, getting them
                                            in which he would build on what he
      a drive on her first try.
                                            created  here  (the  next  dozen  years
        Matched by Joseph Walker’s (Only  would see him make such films as Mr.
      Angels  Have  Wings;  Mr.  Smith  Deeds  Goes  to  Town,  Lost  Horizon,
      Goes  to  Washington)  glistening  You Can’t Take It with You, Mr. Smith
      cinematography,  the  film  features  Goes to Washington, Arsenic and Old
      an  almost  glimmering  sheen,  that  is,  Lace, and It’s A  Wonderful Life. . .
      when we don’t get a moody silhouette  and this isn’t including the gargantuan
      of the pair as they lie in bed separated  efforts  he  made  during  World  War
      by the ‘Wall of Jericho’ – see the film  II).  Other  things  of  note  –  the  way
      and  you’ll  get  the  reference  (not  in  in which  Warne eats carrots while
      the  original  script,  its  creation  was  talking the talk, fused with annoying
      a  necessity  –  as  Colbert  would  not  bus passenger Oscar Shapely (Roscoe
      undress on camera). Without a wasted  Karns)  calling  Warne  “Doc”.  .  .  and
      scene, the movie moves at a brisk pace  the way in which the man is scared by                                                       Photo Submitted
      (as does the camera – which was still  Warne’s mafia story about boss “Bugs
      somewhat  rare  at  this  time),  every  Dooley”  was  the  inspiration  for  the  Gable struggling to take his undershirt  film’s  release.  So,  take  this  praised
      moment there to showcase these two  creation of Bugs Bunny; watch for an  off – going without one instead, this  flourish of trumpets as a sign that this
      central  characters,  providing  another  entertaining  cameo  from  Alan  Hale  scene had  such an impact,  an  urban  classic must be seen. . . it is a rare feat
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      dimension in their relationship,  Sr. as the driver who picks them up;  legend  claims  that  undershirt  sales  when everything comes together for a
      another moment to endear us to them.  while another interesting story found  declined  drastically  following  the  perfect union.
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