John Wayne being John Wayne, Jimmy Stewart being Jimmy Stewart, both themselves and more than twice as natural. The Man Who Shot Lee Marvin, aka Liberty Valance.
The lines get a little confused in my mind but this is how I hallucinate them.
You look mighty pretty when you get mad..*.
Liberty Valance is the toughest man south of the picket wire.... [drum roll, fanfare, flashes of lightning, theme from Tom and Jerry, wait for it...] ... NEXT TO ME.
(Snarls smugly and leaves.)**
* Don't try this at home.
**Alternatively: Eats, shoots, and leaves.
That's it. There's no getting up from that. Out for the count.
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Well I'll drink my milk and get on my hoss. That was a real treat, George. They sure don't make them like that any more.
Out of the flapjack pan and staright into Auden/Stravinsky decadence -
Yes, tonight it's The Rake's Progress. 'Over 18's only' says the blurb.
At 60 and 64 we should get in.
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