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Monday, November 10, 2014

It's a Joke, Son! (1947)

An American comedy directed by Benjamin Stoloff, starring Kenny Delmar.
The wife of a loud man decides to run for senator in an election. Her political rivals induce her husband to run against her. When the husband looks like he will win, the politicians kidnap him.
That, I say, that is Foghorn Leghorn! In all actuality, it really is. Wikipedia cites the main character of this film as the inspiration for the cartoon character and the film character's name is Beauregard Claghorn. Most of the comedy in this film was situational, with some slapstick physical comedy thrown in. The plot and characters were communicated well and the pacing was quick enough to hold my attention. There isn't much room for filler in a film that is only an hour long, but the style left a little to be desired. The audio and video were on the prehistoric side, hurting the general production value. The song inspiring feats of strength from the character was my favorite aspect of the film. It was generally entertaining and I think it was presented as well as could be expected. I rate it adequate. You may want to watch this if you're interested in the origin of the cartoon character or if you just want to see a decent older movie.

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