Tuesday Tally

This is a list of old-time movies where they throw in a musical number for the hell of it. It was a different time and a different era and frankly, a different world. People liked a quick musical number in their films. Hell, people used to go see musicals, a genre that has died though most curiously revived with La-La Land. Anyway, here's some amusing numbers in straight movies from a bygone day.

Let's start with Sammy David Jr in the original Oceans 11:

Frankly the George Clooney remake is much better and something of a classic in its own right. But Sammy Davis has something, for sure, and we enjoy films like this for their aesthetic value.

Here's Montgomery Clift in From Here to Eternity:

Normally I loath Montgomery Clift, but just look at that pre rock&roll 1950's cool.

A surprise, Yellow Stain Blues, from The Caine Mutiny:

This is one of our ten favorite films ever. Top 10.

It would not have taken much for the producers to throw a musical number in Mr. Roberts, would it?

How about some other movies? Think of the possibilities. I've got those Alderaan Blues, Death Star Eleven.  Frankly, we're surprised George Lucas didn't do more of that sort of thing. Speaking of musical numbers:

Yes its hokey, maybe gay. but its genuine, more so than the musical number Lucas threw into the special edition.

Alderaan Blues? I wouldn't be surprised if someone had to talk Lucas out of it.