'Well, hello there ALMOST a doctor!'
Boy I would love to hear the feminist movement see this movie and comment on it. The way the army dude puts that woman doctor in her place is priceless. Ah, the good ole days.
share"Good ole days..." Whatta you, twelve? Do you always tell women who are smarter than you to shut up? Who was the last one you put "in their place"? Grow up and come into the new century...
shareSHE referred to HERSELF as "almost a doctor"! Where do you think he got that teasing remark?! Obviously, he found her attractive and interesting, as well as surprising since she's so fierce about what she thinks.
Obviously, you don't have a clue about the period you're commenting on because a woman wouldn't always be taken as seriously. Check out "It Came from Beneath the Sea", in which Faith Domergue has to be "hardnosed" with the military guys and fellow scientists. Also note how she uses feminine wiles to catch one of the patients offguard, getting him to talk about the giant tentacles that destroyed his boat.
The Fifties and Sixties were a time in which Want Ad pages were divided into "Men's Jobs" and "Ladies' Jobs" (NOT "Women's"). I know because I used to work at a newspaper office in which I did a column titled "Looking Back", which called for going through lots of microfiche. I was stunned to see that division, especially because some of the ones for men were jobs women commonly do today. Women's Lib/Feminism didn't really hit full stride till into the mid- to late Sixties. Yes, there had been Suffragettes and Rosie the Riveter; but, women still tended to be limited to waitresses, nurses and secretaries.
So, his treatment of that young woman wouldn't have been unusual for that time period, and it's foolish to "get riled up" about it. Check out Stephen Boyd's response to Raquel Welch in "Fantastic Voyage"; he says something like, "This is no place for a woman" although Cora is intelligent, serving as a scientist's respected, trusted assistant.
By the way: My father was a fan of Bill Cosby's comedy routines, and we often would give them as presents. So, I grew up listening to this very funny man. In one of the routines, he speaks about being in a hospital and trying to get an intern's attention. He calls out, "Hey, you~almost a doctor!" *giggle* I have a feeling that Cosby must be a fan of "20 Million Miles to Earth"!
~~MystMoonstruck~~
"You caught me unprepared. I've been cooking over a hot creature."
I was just thinking about that Bill Cosby routine. It's from "Tonsils" from his album "Wonderfulness".
I remember Cosby saying it from way back, but I only saw the full version of 20 million miles to earth just recently and didn't make the connection until then.
It may very well be that Bill Cosby was a fan of Harryhausen movies. In other comic routines, he talks about his love for the old monster movies and suspense / horror radio shows. I'll bet when movies like It Came from Beneath the Sea and 20 Million Miles to Earth came out, Cosby was probably right there in the theater with everybody else munching popcorn and enjoying every bit of it.
Wonder if anybody's every interviewed Cosby regarding this?
Don't forget that women could be school teachers. One of the few jobs suitable for women. Taking care of kids. They should have been honored to be part of this honored profession.
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Also, good post from MystMoonstruck.
I'm kinda surprised about the "Men's Jobs / Ladies' Jobs" sections in the papers, but then again I'm not too surprised.
HA HA HA HA! I knew i would rile up a feminist somewhere! Thanks for the update, "ALMOST A FEMINIST!"
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