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Rain or Shine (1930)
Recommended
It's evident this is a dated movie, but I think it is eminently watchable. Not Capra's best by any means, but a decent insight to the workings of circuses in the late 20's. A score of wonderful character actors, slapstick and physical comedy nicely blended with vaudeville routines. Yes, the dialog is fast-paced, but there are great one-liners and wholesome comedy. It's a shame the musical numbers are dealt with in the opening and closing credits rather than scored in the movie. Joe Cook is amazing as he juggles, tightrope walks, and balances his way through the movie. His dialogue is quick, tight, and funny. Most of the actors were unknown to me as an amateur film buff, but now I will look for more of their movies. The viewer can see the similarity to Wheeler and Woolsey, The Marx Brothers, Al Jolson, and other stars of early talkies. The visual reproduction is very good, with little background noise, as is the audio recording. This movie is part of a new Early Capra release with four other titles.
You Are What You Eat (1968)
The Peter Yarrow songs in the movie are very nice
This movie is nearly unwatchable.
I first saw it at its release in the theater, and if I was not such a fan of Peter Yarrow, I would have walked out and asked for my money back. At least half the theater crowd did.
On the other hand, the two songs written and played by Yarrow are beautiful and its a shame he never recorded longer versions, nor put them on any album. They are lovely tunes. I don't think the sound track is available on CD. The movie can be found on VHS.
It could have been done as a documentary of San Francisco life in 1969 and left out the psychedelic techniques.