OK folks, be honest- if I’d included the name of the character to whom last week’s quote was addressed, would that have made it easier for some of you? As it stands, the line proved a bit trickier than I’d originally intended. Perhaps if I’d quoted the entire line, which began with the name “Emily…” it might have done the trick. Emily, of course, being the object of the kinda-sorta affection of Dr. Hugo Z. Hackenbush (Groucho Marx) and played by eternal Groucho foil Margaret Dumont in the Sam Wood’s A Day at the Races. I’ve always thought the film was compromised somewhat by the softening process MGM applied to all of their Marx Brothers movies, with inane romantic leads and added (non-harp) musical numbers. But despite being (relatively) toothless Marx mayhem, Day at the Races- supposedly the first film Roger Ebert ever saw- is still pretty great.
No names missing from this week’s line, so let’s see how well you do with it:
“First time the Streamliner’s stopped here in four years.”
“Second time.”
Submit your guesses to [email protected] no later than 11:59 PM Eastern next Wednesday. Good luck!