A few months ago, I made a not-so-few list of classic movies that had smoking scenes in them, to see if I could come up with an article on the topic, but it was too long! I’m not referring to Edward G. Robinson and his big ole cigars or Humphrey Bogart either. Smoking was definitely prevalent in classic movies and I just decided there were too many to deal with it.
Now that the movie industry has decided to start giving an R rating to movies that contain scenes of someone being happy or in pain I looked around for my list, but he is gone. I’ve probably been thrown into the mud because I’m a fanatical advocate of the Paperback Reduction Act.
I still remember one thing on the list that I was very reluctant to write. “Shirley Temple, with aviator James Dunn, the inexpressible cliff top, Shirley James “Loop” Merritt, who wants to adopt her. I saw this 1934 movie just in time . Shirley Temple movies were among my absolute favorites when I was little. Although “Heidi” was my favorite, I still love watch “Bright Eyes”< /a> because child actress Jane Withers’ bratty performance as Laetitia Smythe steals the show from our insufferably adorable Shirley. (HerShirley’s name is also in the movie). Charles Sellon was also good as the irascible “Uncle Ned Smith” who can’t stand Joy but Shirley loves . This is also the one where he picks up the crowd on the plane with his office “The GoodShip Lollipop.” The song has sold over 500,000 copies worldwide.
It is also interesting to note that Terry dog is an uncredited actor in this movie in the role of a pooch named Rags. Five years after this movie was made, Terry the dog would earn eternal fame as Toto in “The Wizard of Oz.
Re-watching this back in 2007, I can’t believe I never noticed James Dunn before smoking a cigarette when he tells Shirley why he went home he must return, having crept into the plane a little before. Almost smoke right in the golden curls of the sausage almost breathes. Now what Loop smoked Adopting Shirley would be against him.
It is shameful to see this or someone fall movies be insulted because of smoking . Maybe they can go back in and review the cigarette offstage somehow. you know how hard< /a> might be, but hey – they always call the Sopranos all “bloods” in A&E; running back, so must be the way.
