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An All American Toothache (1936)
Average, but Thelma Shines
Not the best entry in the series but once again, Thelma Todd shines as a gifted comedienne.
I couldn't disagree more if I tried, with the previous reviewer who claims Thelma had no chemistry.
I think the Chemistry between Todd and Kelly lacks the warm feel of the Todd and Pitts shorts, but I disagree that Hal Roach reserved his energies for Laurel and Hardy.
We are talking about a very popular run of shorts here, Hal Roach was in fact seriously committed to providing a female comedy Team as an alternative to Laurel and Hardy and the success of the Todd and Pitts shorts meant that following Pitts exit from the series, Roach sought a replacement to try and carry on that success.
Thelma Todd had wonderful screen presence and chemistry and was viewed as a gifted comedienne by Laurel and Hardy, Hal Roach, The Marx Brothers and others who saw her talent and gift for comic timing and performance.
Her shorts with Zasu Pitts are in fact very much in the Laurel and Hardy mode. Using the same production crews, soundtrack music and virtual ly all of the L&H regulars, such as Billy Gilbert, Charles Hall, Anita Garvin and others.
I highly recommend watching Thelma on several recently released collections featuring her films with Zasu Pitts, Patsy Kelly,Charley Chase and of course, her appearances with the Marx Brothers and Wheeler and Woolsey .
Yankee Zulu (1993)
You don't have to be SA to enjoy this comedy classic !!
I couldn't disagree more with many reviewers who say that you have to be South African to understand or enjoy this movie. I'm a Brit who's just watched this movie with my Zimbabwean wife, and i fell about laughing almost the whole way through. It's just so funny and pokes fun at just about everyone, i mean there's the potential to offend several races or colours in this film, but if you have a sense of humour you'll understand it's actually a clever movie that blends satire,slapstick,gross out,political,culture and gender based jokes into one great big funny melting pot. But it almost feels affectionately insulting and i for one am fed up with Political correctness anyway,the Prince Charles and Camilla sequences were funny despite the sensitivity of that story. But the last half hour is pure classic slapstick physical comedy, its like watching a blend of Laurel and Hardy meets Home Alone in the African bush. I can't say a bad word about this movie, it's one of the funniest i've seen in years. I will watch this again and again...treat yourself and buy it and prepare to be all laughed out afterwards !!