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  1. 06-02-11 04:50 PM #21
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    Quote Originally Posted by Nick Dando View Post
    That'll be The Common Touch from 1941 - a lot later than I was thinking of as it has a late 1930s feel, rather than a war-time film.

    The Common Touch (1941) - IMDb

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    That's because it uses a lot of material from John Baxter's earlier Doss-house
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  2. 06-02-11 05:22 PM #22
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    Just out the age range but written in 1910 can I mention "Hindle Wakes"
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  3. 06-02-11 11:34 PM #23
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    I guess I ought to watch The Common Touch next time it's repeated...

    I agree with you, Moor Larkin. American cinema appeared to be classless, that's what held our films back.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Brief Encounter View Post
    I guess I ought to watch The Common Touch next time it's repeated...

    I agree with you, Moor Larkin. American cinema appeared to be classless, that's what held our films back.
    American films classless? Have you not seen The Philadelphia Story or My Man Godfrey?
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  5. 07-02-11 01:04 PM #25
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    Quote Originally Posted by CaptainWaggett View Post
    American films classless? Have you not seen The Philadelphia Story......
    One of my favourite ever critic's quotes stems fom that one....

    It's mentioned on this website. The Philadelphia Story (1940)
    The theme of the film was expressed by witty journalist James Stewart's sarcastic comment about the caustic allure of the rich: "The prettiest sight in this fine, pretty world is the privileged class enjoying its privileges."

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    The Philadelphia Story was practically the last hurrah for movies about high society. The war made them passe. When they show up in Preston Sturges movie they are portrayed as idiots.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CaptainWaggett View Post
    American films classless? Have you not seen The Philadelphia Story or My Man Godfrey?
    I said they appeared that way But I haven't seen those films.

    I do notice that the American women's pictures tend to feature very privileged ladies as main characters, ie. Bette Davis and Barbara Stanwyck pictures.
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    My Man Godfrey is basically a variation of the British play and later movie The Admirable Chricton in which the butler is shown to be superior to his snooty upper class employers. And the movie with Kenneth More is British. And of course all those PG Wodehouse novels are on a similar theme.
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    My Man Godfrey is available in all good Poundland shops!
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