Comedy

Once Upon A Time (1944) Cary Grant

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Once Upon A Time (1944)

MOVIE INFO: :

IMDB Link : [url]http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037150[/url]

IMDB Rating : 5.8/10

Genre : Comedy / Fantasy

Director : Alexander Hall

Writers:
Norman Corwin story
Irving Fineman adaptation
Lucille Fletcher story (as Lucille Fletcher Herrmann)
Lewis Meltzer writer
Oscar Saul writer

Cast:
Cary Grant ... Jerry Flynn
Janet Blair ... Jeannie Thompson
James Gleason ... McGillicuddy aka The Moke
Ted Donaldson ... Arthur 'Pinky' Thompson
William Demarest ... Brandt

PLOT SUMMARY:
Smalltime crookster and showman Jerry Flynn is desperately searching for a new act to promote in order to save him from ruin. He meets a boy on the street who claims to have a dancing caterpillar called Curly. Flynn seizes the opportunity for fame and fortune at Curly's expense.

IMDb Viewer Comment:
I caught this wonderful little film toady on TCM. Well, it does star Cary Grant with support from two of Hollywood's great character actor's William Demarest and James Gleason so it's not too little. Anyway, the whole plot revolves around a child who discovers a caterpillar that dances every time he plays "Yes Sir, That's My Baby" on his harmonica. The thing is that he keeps the 'pillar in a shoebox, and anytime anyone wants to see "Curly" the caterpillar dance, they have to hold the box up to an eye and peer in. And what they see is nothing short of amazing. A true life fairy tale. The viewer, however, NEVER sees Curly dance. No doubt this was due to the lack of "appropriate" special FX of the time, but I think it works so much better. Your imagination takes over and you can't help but see Curley dance! At least I could clearly "see" it. If it were remade today, they'd HAVE TO show you Curly dancing and probably speaking as well. Kids today would feel cheated and walk out of the theater in droves. And in today's world, there'd marketing of a cute character and millions of $$$ at stake. At least I THINK he was cute because that's what I saw in my imagination. The movie is even ahead of its time in respect to marketing because Walt Disney himself greedily pursues purchasing Curley to build a live action/animated feature around. Some things will never change. You'll love the obvious, but surprise ending. Yes, that's a contradiction, but just watch it for yourself. Great fantasy film and the kind they can't make anymore, because if they did, you'd probably be disappointed because Curly just wouldn't live up to your imagination.

FILE INFO:

File size : 699 MB
Duration : 1h 28min
Color : B&W

Video Format : MPEG-4 Visual
Codec : XVID
Bit rate : 985 Kbps
Width : 608
Height : 464
Display aspect ratio : 4/3
Frame rate : 23.976 fps

Audio Format : MPEG Audio (MP3)
Bit rate : 105 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2
Sampling Rate : 48.0 KHz
Encoding settings : ABR

English subtitles in separate file

Notes:
1. This is a repost of an upload done by fanboy1 about 2 years ago. Unfortunately, it did not survive Demonoid being down. Back then fanboy1 and
callasfan thrilled Cary Grant fans with a Cary Grant marathon. Many of those torrents did survive, and I suggest you visit those torrents at the above links. Above all, please seed those torrents when your download is finished to keep them alive.
2. This is dedicated to BCB with many thanks for his wonderful uploads and BCB•Wife who has great taste.

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