when I watched Gold Diggers of 1933 for the first time, the first thing that went through my head during 'Remember My Forgotten Man' probably should not have been oh, now I get what Bugsy Malone was riffing on. But it was. It so was.
I loved that Bugsy says they need an army to get the splurge guns, and Leroy commiserates that there's "no armies around here," and then right on cue we get the Bonus Army. Aged on-average twelve, like everyone else in the film.
Also I just fell down a rabbit hole by looking up the child actor who played the small but memorable role of Baby Face ("Get Baby Face. I'm Baby Face. What am I saying?!") and it turns out he's Dexter Fletcher and he just directed Rocketman (2019). He was also in Caravaggio (1986). I'm delighted.
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I loved that Bugsy says they need an army to get the splurge guns, and Leroy commiserates that there's "no armies around here," and then right on cue we get the Bonus Army. Aged on-average twelve, like everyone else in the film.
Also I just fell down a rabbit hole by looking up the child actor who played the small but memorable role of Baby Face ("Get Baby Face. I'm Baby Face. What am I saying?!") and it turns out he's Dexter Fletcher and he just directed Rocketman (2019). He was also in Caravaggio (1986). I'm delighted.