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In spite of the plot calling for her to be his aunt, Aunt Gwen (Amie Van Doren) seemed to have *zero* relation to Tony (Russ Tamblyn) other than that which was pulled out of some screenwriter's seedy imagination. In any case, she had a role in this film that was varying degrees absurd, crazy and hilarious... all of which help contribute to the campiness of the whole film. In addition, Mr. A (Jackie Coogan - "Uncle Fester" to some of us, even though here he still has a few remnants of hair) was pretty crazy as a drug dealing king-pin. John Drew Barrymore (son of John Barrymore, father of Drew Barrymore) seemed to be channeling Elvis Presley, and, was one of the oldest-looking high-school students you'll ever see in a film. Charles Chaplin, Jr. (son of Charlie Chaplin) had a small but positive role as an undercover police officer in the ending scenes.
If you are interested in this movie, it can be found on YouTube. For those who want a quick preview of Mamie Van Doren's scenes in the film, look no further than here:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pDw26kk9Nq8&
It's not great, but I'll keep watching - if only to see if or how they manage to grow their first crop of alfalfa. lol
Geller may have a point, but Renoir painted this one, which I like:
[url]https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/3f/Pierre-Auguste_Renoir_072.jpg[/url]
[quote]Probably sick of this monotone speaking voice and all the other weirdness.[/quote]
I noticed Alex himself had a bit of a hoarse voice tonight. Definitely sounded off.
Other than that, no, I didn't get the sense that he is sick of or even annoyed with James. How could he, when James is doing a lot to boost ratings?
Correct, but you have the sequence of events a bit out of order. Yes, the one American seaman did scowl at Esther Levy (Janet Margolin's character) and spit at her - this took place during the transfer of prisoners (American merchant seamen) from the Japanese submarine to the freighter. A good bit later, after Esther is being more or less protected by Capt. Mueller - who seems to have taken pity on her - he sends her up to the bridge to tend to a sick prisoner. It is there that the same American seaman who spat at her earlier confronts her again and says to her, "You, up here. Us, living in a dungeon. Your kind always wind up living rich." The injured prisoner, also an American, says to him, "Shut up, you crackpot. We're sick of hearing that garbage."
Okay, let's not get crazy, now. lol
Whoa, curb your enthusiasm, dear. lol
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