Still topical today - SPOILER ALERT!


There are many interesting things about this movie that, oddly enough, are still very topical today. Two of these stood out to me.

1. We see it in the news often enough these days. A wild bunch of people, quick to take the law into their own hands, set out to right a perceived wrong. They can't be bothered with the judicial system to deal with the problem at hand so they go on the attack. They claim they want justice but what they want is to carry out the punishment before the guilt or innocence of the accused has been determined. In the process, they become the very thing they claim to be fighting against; criminals.

2. For ages, some people have claimed to be what they're not; sometimes going to great lengths to convince others. However outrageous their claim, somehow, there are always people around willing to believe them. They'll even attack those who point out they're being duped. In the movie both the 'King' and the 'Duke' pretend to be who/what they're not. The nieces, so eager to believe, side with the phonies. It almost cost them house and home. Times have not changed much; a lot of people are still very gullible.

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