During the silent era, instead of title blocks in films, Japanese theaters used narrators who would explain what was going on in the film. The narrators were often as well known as the actors, and at one point they unionized. When talkies began coming into theaters, the narrators all went on strike, saying they wouldn’t return until movies became silent again. They’re still on strike.
“They’re still on strike.”
holy heck that’s like going on a century now lol
For some reason that reminded me of W. C. Fields scene with a dog in a bar. He does a ventriloquist trick to make the bartender think the dog can talk. The bartender convinces W.C. to sell him the dog. As W.C. walks out the dog declares he'll never talk again because he didn't want to be sold. W.C. tells the bartender the other thing about the dog is that it never lies. Classic...They could write back then...;O)
Poppy 1936 Pt1, WC Fields (YouTube, starts at 3:37)