As usual I feel like things worked out only because Shaw had his thumb on the scales; but I was happy to see Bill turn up again at the end.
Bill does not turn up again in the original play! Shaw objected strenuously to his reprise in the film version. Gabriel Pascal seems to have OT3'd Bill/Barbara/Dolly just that hard and since I am not George Bernard Shaw, I am charmed by it.
Did I say anything about The Beachcomber? I can’t remember and don’t feel like haunting my posts from last month.
Not to me. You should tell me about it; I've only seen Vessel of Wrath (1938), in which Robert Newton does not play the beachcomber.
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Date: 2024-03-02 04:58 am (UTC)From:Bill does not turn up again in the original play! Shaw objected strenuously to his reprise in the film version. Gabriel Pascal seems to have OT3'd Bill/Barbara/Dolly just that hard and since I am not George Bernard Shaw, I am charmed by it.
Did I say anything about The Beachcomber? I can’t remember and don’t feel like haunting my posts from last month.
Not to me. You should tell me about it; I've only seen Vessel of Wrath (1938), in which Robert Newton does not play the beachcomber.