07-09-2018, 11:05 AM
I've seen this film so many times. It was a family fav when T was growing up.
I used to call CCBB the missing Bond film. Not only was it Broccoli, Ian Fleming wrote the original book (Roald Dahl adapted it for screen), Desmond Llewelyn plays Coggins, the previous owner of CCBB and the longest-running Q, and Gert Frobe plays villain Baron Bombast - he's best known as Auric Goldfinger. Of course, the book is much different than the film, largely due to Dahl's influence I'd guess.
I will defend Sally Ann Howes for her scrumptiousness, although her song, Lovely Man, in this film must be fast-forwarded over. Same with Gert's Chu-chi Face. Me Ol' Bamboo is a Sherman & Sherman masterpiece. And I luv Posh. I sometimes hum the chorus when I'm feeling rich (which is almost never). I've often thought Hushabye Mountain might make a good talkdown song, but it doesn't hold a candle to that other Sherman & Sherman masterpiece, Stay Awake, from Mary Poppins.
I used to call CCBB the missing Bond film. Not only was it Broccoli, Ian Fleming wrote the original book (Roald Dahl adapted it for screen), Desmond Llewelyn plays Coggins, the previous owner of CCBB and the longest-running Q, and Gert Frobe plays villain Baron Bombast - he's best known as Auric Goldfinger. Of course, the book is much different than the film, largely due to Dahl's influence I'd guess.
I will defend Sally Ann Howes for her scrumptiousness, although her song, Lovely Man, in this film must be fast-forwarded over. Same with Gert's Chu-chi Face. Me Ol' Bamboo is a Sherman & Sherman masterpiece. And I luv Posh. I sometimes hum the chorus when I'm feeling rich (which is almost never). I've often thought Hushabye Mountain might make a good talkdown song, but it doesn't hold a candle to that other Sherman & Sherman masterpiece, Stay Awake, from Mary Poppins.
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