Comments on: 30’s movies marathon – part 12

By: Petter

Petter — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 17:01:09 +0000

I think the first Hollywood film to address the misery of alcoholism was The Lost Weekend, starring Ray Milland (1945). Then there was the 1962 film Days of Wine and Roses with Jack Lemmon and Lee Remick. Those are the only two I can recall whose themes were alcoholism and they sure weren't comedies.ObBook: the Pursuit of Oblivion

By: Bjørn Stærk

Bjørn Stærk — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 05:07:36 +0000

Yup, that was funny, I’ll check out the rest. I think there was a point in Hollywood when alcoholims stopped being considered funny, but that was much later.

By: Petter

Petter — Mon, 05 Jan 2009 00:48:46 +0000

So you glocked on to Thin Man? And glommed to the fact that he’s almost permanently juiced? Can’t remember which Thin Man film it was where he wakes up in the middle of the night and makes himself a martini but have to suspect that even back in the Thirties there was product placement.