A Southern Yankee (1948)
Everyone knows the “pellet with the poison” speech from The Court Jester, but how many people know it wasn’t the first movie to feature such a tongue-twister? Both Red Skelton and Bob Hope did their own version in 1948, in The Paleface and A Southern Yankee. They’re both hilarious; and as hard as I’ve tried to research the true origin, I haven’t been able to find out exactly which version came first.
In this Red Skelton comedy, he plays a bellboy who gets roped into, via a mistaken identity, a plot to spy on the Confederate Army. It’s very much like a Danny Kaye or Bob Hope premise, and the execution of it is also very similar. If you like those comedic styles, you’ll probably love this one. As Red has to impersonate the real spy, he meets and falls in love with a Southern belle, Arlene Dahl. But Arlene is already engaged to a Southern gentleman, Brian Donlevy. Will all the Arlene’s beauty, not to mention all the sweet teas and juleps, start to change Red’s loyalty? Or will he manage to pull through for the Union and help the war effort?
You’ll have to watch this hilarious side-splitter to find out. It’s very, very funny and I recommend it if you’ve had a hard week and need to relax with something silly. After Red finally masters the “pocket in the jacket” tongue-twister, he explains with pride that he did well in poetry in the sixth grade. “I was keeping company with my teacher,” he starts to say. I’ve never stopped laughing long enough to hear the rest of his sentence.
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In this Red Skelton comedy, he plays a bellboy who gets roped into, via a mistaken identity, a plot to spy on the Confederate Army. It’s very much like a Danny Kaye or Bob Hope premise, and the execution of it is also very similar. If you like those comedic styles, you’ll probably love this one. As Red has to impersonate the real spy, he meets and falls in love with a Southern belle, Arlene Dahl. But Arlene is already engaged to a Southern gentleman, Brian Donlevy. Will all the Arlene’s beauty, not to mention all the sweet teas and juleps, start to change Red’s loyalty? Or will he manage to pull through for the Union and help the war effort?
You’ll have to watch this hilarious side-splitter to find out. It’s very, very funny and I recommend it if you’ve had a hard week and need to relax with something silly. After Red finally masters the “pocket in the jacket” tongue-twister, he explains with pride that he did well in poetry in the sixth grade. “I was keeping company with my teacher,” he starts to say. I’ve never stopped laughing long enough to hear the rest of his sentence.
Want to watch it? Click here to see it on ok.ru and thanks "The Projection Room" for posting!
More Jeff Corey movies here!
More Brian Donlevy movies here!