A girl? How soon they forget. Betty Hutton as Holly sings the song from this float. As the song fades to background music, James Stewart's Buttons spots his mother, played by Lillian Albertson, in the crowd. He does a bit with flowers for a girl in the audience, Beverly Washburn, then listened intently as his mother tells him, "They've been around again--asking questions." To which Buttons replies, "Don't worry, Mother. They'll never find me behind this nose. Now give me a big smile that I can remember till next year." And he clowns his way back into the show, as the teary-eyed mother smilss good-bye and Holly soulfully reminds us she'll bring along some wine and a song for anyone, but "Only a Rose" for us. Now--who could forget that?
Not at all. It's memory, born of having lost count at seeing this picture some 27 times during its first release. Among my staggering accomplishments--and believe me, for years around here, I could stagger--I can lip-sync the dialog to this one, TRAPEZE, and CASABLANCA.
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These must be from when the movie was made (1951?) as this is the float where a girl sang "Only a Rose" from "The Vagabond King" by Rudolf Friml.
A girl? How soon they forget. Betty Hutton as Holly sings the song from this float. As the song fades to background music, James Stewart's Buttons spots his mother, played by Lillian Albertson, in the crowd. He does a bit with flowers for a girl in the audience, Beverly Washburn, then listened intently as his mother tells him, "They've been around again--asking questions." To which Buttons replies, "Don't worry, Mother. They'll never find me behind this nose. Now give me a big smile that I can remember till next year." And he clowns his way back into the show, as the teary-eyed mother smilss good-bye and Holly soulfully reminds us she'll bring along some wine and a song for anyone, but "Only a Rose" for us. Now--who could forget that?
Well, ex-CUSE me !!!
Geeez Roger do you watch that
film every day at the same time
Not at all. It's memory, born of having lost count at seeing this picture some 27 times during its first release. Among my staggering accomplishments--and believe me, for years around here, I could stagger--I can lip-sync the dialog to this one, TRAPEZE, and CASABLANCA.
I'm so sorry Roger but it seems
your affliction is far worse than
my adiction to this sandbox
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