I just watched The Oklahoma Kid, not on TCM but on YouTube, and I didn't find it very fun as I thought it would be from reading books and articles about James Cagney. There are too many gunfights and I don't find gunfights thrilling. Sure, near the beginning of the movie, Cagney sings,
"I Don't Want to Play in your Yard" over the piano but I didn't really find that as exciting as him singing "Shanghai Lil" in Footlight Parade or him singing a bunch of songs in Yankee Doodle Dandy. And then there's the exciting scene where James Cagney sings "Rock-a-Bye, Baby" to a baby in both English and Spanish while on the lam in Mexico. I had always to see that scene but now that I've seen it, somehow I didn't find it spectacular. Still, I thought James Cagney was fantastic in the title role. I didn't really pay attention to Humphrey Bogart for some reason. And of course, I thought that James Cagney was the only eye candy for me in the film (didn't like his haircut or costume, though). When I watched the film, I had always looked forward to seeing James Cagney. And for some reason, I didn't like the love interest he showed for the girl. Please chime in with your comments.
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Another Warner Brothers blooper reel, which includes this movie:
I never liked this movie either, and I love Cagney in almost everything. I just couldn't get past him in that cowboy outfit and a hat that was almost bigger than his head. He belongs on the streets of a big city, not among the cactus.
ReplyDeleteA little different to see Cagney the cowboy, but I kinda liked the movie. I also found it odd to see Humphrey in the west cause I was used to seeing him so suave in Casablanca. Overall I would watch this movie again.
ReplyDeleteI didn't mind this film although I kept having "Roaring Twenties" flashbacks.
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