Scene from "One, Two, Three" (1961) – Billy Wilder – Communists

Youtube ^ | 8/16/2015 | Kristian Dalgård

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James Cagney is the chief exec of Coca-Cola’s West Berlin plant whose ambitious promotion plans are jeopardized when he becomes temporary guardian of his stateside superior’s wild and vacuous daughter. The girl (Pamela Tiffin) slips across the border, weds violently anti-Yankee Horst Buchholz, and before long there’s a bouncing baby Bolshevik on the way. When the home office head man decides to visit his daughter, Cagney masterminds an elaborate masquerade.

The screenplay, based on a one-act play by Ferenc Molnar, is outstanding. It pulls no punches and lands a few political and ideological haymakers on both sides of the Brandenburg Gate. Cagney proves himself an expert farceur with a glib, full-throttled characterization.

Another significant factor in the comedy is Andre Previn’s score, which incorporates semi-classical and period pop themes (like Saber Dance and ‘Yes, We Have No Bananas’) to great advantage throughout the film.

Scene from "One, Two, Three" (1961) – Billy Wilder – Communists

[Hildy]

I am Jewish and the ritual is to name after the last parent who died. In my case, that was my Grandpa Hyman.(Can’t imagine why that name is not really used anymore). ANWAY, the needed an “H.” My father loved the Front Page and My Man Godfrey.... And there ya go. It’s a great story to tell and I really have loved my name. When someone says Hildy, you know they are talking to you!!!!

[jmcenanly]

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[princeofdarkness]

“To err is human, to forgive is divine”. No bigee.