Movie night

[Paulos, Richard G]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ooBk8csEddQ

[Tim's Bitstream]

Well, that was fun.

I have to say that, for something described as a "romantic comedy," the romance and the comedy were quite understated. At least by American rather than British tendencies. Reading up on the history of Diana Dors was rather interesting, I had recognized her face but knew nothing about her.

Interesting to also see parallels to today including the perception of cyclists as a "menace" and as scofflaws (necessitating our modern segregation to "bike infrastructure" and trails to get us off the roads and stop inconveniencing drivers who want to speed and drive ineptly), as well as the housing crisis and the attitudes of the haves towards the have-nots.

I suppose that by 1949, when this movie was made, that post-World War II life had not even remotely returned to normal in most of England.

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[John Johnston III]

I suppose some of those chimneys could have been taken down by Fred Dibnah.

https://www.perplexity.ai/search/664520d2-696b-4ba1-a285-e836f4c30990

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[Alan Lloyd]

Diana Dors was Britain's "blonde bombshell" and regarded at the time as Blighty's answer to Marilyn Monroe ...

"Described as Britain's answer to Marilyn Monroe, the "blonde bombshell" Diana Dors changed her last name before she made it big in Hollywood ... " Look up her birth name and I think you will see why she changed it?

I believe it turned out that she had some dubious connection to the notorious Kray Twins, etc.!

 - Alan

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