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Most Disney films of this era were filmed with the assumption that they would be airing on The Wonderful World of Disney (NBC) within a short time. I seem to recall at the time that a few projects were filmed before the decision was made whether to send the final results to theatres or television.

Hattie McDaniel was a singer before she became an actress. She's also memorable in her duet with Paul Robeson, "Ah Still Suits Me", in SHOW BOAT

And the pizza didn't taste like indoor-outdoor carpeting!

If you are referring to my post #728, I was recalling an old TV jingle for Shakey's Pizza, back when the emphasis was on player pianos, banjos, old silent movies, etc. All this talk about W.C. Fields and pizza has made me nostalgic.

Anybody else remember "We serve -- FUN! -- at Shakey's ... also pizza" ?

I came of age when W.C. Fields was considered incredibly cool. His films would play constantly on Saturday afternoons on TV and, yes, even in pizza parlors. His visage was used to hawk Frito-Lay products. THE BANK DICK and NEVER GIVE A SUCKER AN EVEN BREAK even enjoyed a revival booking at...

If you liked PILLOW TALK, I think you'll really enjoy LOVER, COME BACK, my favorite of the three. But don't watch it right away. Watching the Day-Hudson comedies all together is like watching Marx Bros. movies one right after the other. They are too similar to one another to stand out...