Good Lord! - can these people exist without cigarettes?
That is one thing that annoys me about TCM. I am constantly waving imaginary smoke during their movies.
shareThe didn't seem bothered about emptying ashtrays either.
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Don't blame TCM. Smoking was almost compulsory in the 1940s
Steve
Ha ha!! Absolutely not blame TCM.
Hard to believe that so much change with regards to smoking in such a little time...
I meant damn you TCM for showing these wonderful films that make me wave invisible cigarette smoke...
Most ballet dancers I've known are chronic smokers even today. Many do it as a substitute for eating; not that I consider dust, water and kale shakes eating.
shareDon't wave away the imaginary cigarette smoke, enjoy the chance for some virtual secondary smoking that won't hurt you
Enjoy the film(s)
Steve
O come on it was an era where smoking was apparently good for you!
It's that man again!!
I agree completely, COUGH COUGH COUGH!
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Even then, dancers had to keep their weight down, and I'm told cigarettes cut the appetite and stop hunger pangs.
And Moira Shearer may have been as slight as a rose's stem when she made this film, but she's "fat" by the standards of today's dancers. They're really messed up about weight and diet.