Bare male midriffs

What is it with these 1950s musicals????

Male abs/midriffs end up on prolific display.

We have "King and I", "South Pacific", "Carousel", "There's No Business Like Show Business" and "Three For the Show" - with not one but TWO MALE-MIDRIFF-BARING DANCE NUMBERS.

Well - any musical that features Gower Champion and Jack Lemmon showcasing their midriffs as opposed to simply being "shirtless is OKAY BY ME..

:-PPPP

"Don't call me 'honey', mac."
"Don't call me 'mac'... HONEY!"