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unearths some literary gems.
From Life, 1921 (part 2):
***[These two films] had amusing stories, with definite ideas, so that (unlike most comedies) they did not give the impression that they had been written backwards in Esperanto.... [Sherwood]***Aside from the fact that it doesn't make any sense, "A Heart to Let" is a pretty little idyl. [ditto]***When a small child I was frequently taken to the zoo. What impressed me there most were the animals.***Take a good look--if you've got a good look to take.***Christopher Morley...has succeeded so admirably in elevating the unimportance of literary thinking into a distinctive position alongside many other unimportances....***"I'm a pants manufacturer, not a prophet." [Montague Glass]***Notes on some of the attachments:1. Naturally, the "Am I Real?" gimmick reminded me of "Are You a House Name?"2. Ear wiggling (as a minor talent) shows up a lot in my 1920s humor reading!3. I've included the Sherwood item headed "1921" as evidence that "top ten" lists have been filling space for at least a century.4. Note the early variant of the "walk this way" gag!
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