Hold That Blonde!

Release date: November 23, 1945 Eightieth Anniversary A comedy about a kleptomaniac, Ogden Spencer Trulow III (Eddie Bracken), who tries to return all the stolen goods, which makes for all good comedy. Enter into the story Sally Martin (Veronica Lake) is a jewel thief; she…

Scott Huston

i laughed i had fun which is famously one of my favorite activities

Merkin Muffley

Veronica Lake was really taking the wrong roles after her initial rise to popularity. They could have gotten any blond to do this one and it really kills the mystique that Lake brought to the screen. Or perhaps the fact that Lake is in this, that's the stroke of a genius.…

PUNQ

- “mentally underprivileged”  - not great that women are seen as a cure to men’s problems. - the ledge sequence is hilarious and incredible! The audience clapped and cheered after the sequence concluded. - the lead is hilarious! - not enough Veronica Lake - holding a dog…

Sarah

I wanted something light and fluffy and short after Super Deluxe*, and this fit the bill just about perfectly. *Which, despite the implications of that impulse, is spectacular. It's not without warts, including but not limited to: old-timey racism (but, at the risk…

Nick Feldman

A guy steals a banana out of a cop's hand in this movie. And you might be thinking, "oh that's it?" The guy leaves the peel in the cop's hand! So many good bits in this one that got me bustin' a gut! Plus lots of stealing and stealing rocks. But the biggest crime is that…

Faye Flicks

Such a fun comedic outing with Veronica Lake taking on a very different role from what I've seen her in so far! Has some great scooby-doo esque chase scenes memorable side characters and a tight runtime that makes it feel nonstop!

Bryce

New Beverly November 22 Calendar follow  #16

John Connell

Another real delight from the films mentioned in Cinema Speculation, and totally unexpected. I gotta say I wish I’d caught this double feature at the cinema rather than on bad scans from youtube, but very fun nonetheless!

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