On 2011-09-06, M. JL Esq. > wrote:

> But when i watched it as an adult, it was just sad, from the start
> with Jimmy Durante literally kicking the bucket and the poor
> immigrant family run off the road (comically) to the last prat fall
> that puts Ethel Merman in the hospital with a broken leg.

Boy JL, you need to get down to a Tea Party doctor, quick. You're
suffering from a near terminal case of liberal white man's guilt.

That movie is timeless, and still freakin' hilarious. It's a showcase
for all the comedians of the era and a style of comedy as old as
vaudville. Right or wrong, it's a historic time capsule in movie
form. Brilliant, by any metric.

nb