tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post6005834173534724013..comments2023-11-03T11:37:13.579-04:00Comments on Something Old, Nothing New: Fetishism, Book 2Jaime J. Weinmanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15128500411119962998noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6956070.post-56284295143215587992007-08-01T22:50:00.000-04:002007-08-01T22:50:00.000-04:00Speaking of Tashlin, saw "The Good Humor Man" the ...Speaking of Tashlin, saw "The Good Humor Man" the other day. Not bad, though the chase finale got to be a bit much after awhile. One thing that strikes me about this and other of Tashlin's films is that they don't often seem tailored to fit their stars. "The Good Humor Man" would have worked just as well with just about anyone other than Jack Carson in the lead. Tashlin's jokes and situations always seem to be in the mechanics, and the "star" often just seems to be there to react to the special effects or to be yanked through the air on wires or whatever. "The Fuller Brush Girl" is a good example of this. Only in Lucille Ball's impersonation of a burlesque queen does the film take advantage of her innate comic talents. The rest of the time, she's just there to react to the exploding switchboard or to be propelled through the air in impossibly perfect arcs by loose fence boards. Columbia could have cast Gale Storm or Doris Day or Joan Davis.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com