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The 1950 version with MacMurray and Trevor does indeed lack any chemistry between the two stars. The number in the cabaret is so bad its hilarious..

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I agree about the cabaret, but my problem was the fact Fred MacMurray didn't even hesitate about turning in Claire Trevor. Also, the film isn't sure if it's playing it straight or just for laughs.

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The singers in the cabaret scene sound just like an old Fleischer brothers Popeye cartoon! So bad that it's funny, in an annoying kind of way.

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I agree with you! Comedy or 'drama'? Not good based upon the last 30 minutes.

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it was a cheap cantina in mexico---you weren't expecting the Rockettes, were you?

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Aliso-you must be watching it now on TCM-It's suppose to be a pathetic dive-the agency men said they would need to dumb down Trevors character in order to attract the sleezy gangsters-no one listens anymore....

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yeah, i missed the first few miniutes of the movie, but even without that, i knew there wouldnt be "quality entertainment" in a mexican cantina... lol

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Clearly, a few loyal TCM viewers are up watching the movie right now. Seems the tone keeps switching from comic to serious. One minute, there's a funny bit with the drunk in the hallway and the next there's a serious stick-up.

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this does seem to be all over the place! yeah, woke up, couldnt sleep, so i turn on TCM. it's about the only channel i watch anymore.

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Me too...did you notice the driver Miquel ?
He was one of the bandits that kills Bogart in Treasure of The Sierra Madre-
Sometimes,with a movie I've seen,I find myself checking all the character actors backgrounds-it gets addicting

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The movie was billed as a comedic drama-so,I guess thats why its all over the place-if you dont overly invest in one genre it can be entertaining

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Nice to know I'm not the only TCM addict ! LOL film - after all that they still have the parrot !

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Yeah-the parrot sqwacks every so often from its covered cage to remind us hes there.

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It's called "comic relief" and I welcome that, particularly in film noir. It's a sign of a screenplay that understands pacing and an audience's attention span threshold. Constant heaviness loses its impact after a while.

I thought the dancing girls were a hoot, as well as Richie's drunk minion, the bad Spanish spoken by "gringos" and the motorcycle cops with the "sick" man. LOL!

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