Society queen Elsa Maxwell was known for her society dinners, witty commentary and rotund figure. She's bored with it all, so she takes up prize fighting management, taking on Slapy Maxie Rosenbloom, another pretty face with the brains to match...a flea's. This two reeler comedy short is very funny and giving a rare opportunity to showcase the rarely seen on screen Miss Maxwell. When Rosenbloom finds her on her keester, he misinterprets her claim of being under the table in different terms. I'm surprised that nobody ever cast her in Marie Dressler type roles. She has a very similar presence. When she appears as Juliet on Rosenbloom's dream, audience must have been in stitches. Forgotten today, she deserves rediscovery with her comic timing and once important part in American society.
Review of The Lady and the Lug
The Lady and the Lug
(1941)
Presenting Elsa Maxwell, not just another pretty face.
3 December 2016
Warning: Spoilers