Baby Daze (1939)
Filmmaker(s): Charles E. Roberts
Edgar starts out in a non-unfamiliar grumpy mood and tells some people off obnoxiously, then becomes overcome with joy and kindheartedness when he discovers that his wife is about to have a baby.
16 May Baby Daze (1939)
Slow Burn
This is included as an extra on the “The Southerner” DVD and is much the better experience. Both films represent a lost attitude in film. This one is worth re-experiencing: the Slow Burn flummox that was invented by this guy, continued in many radio series (“Guildersleeve” is the best), to be mastered in my experience by Ralph Kramden.
The setup is disposable, but the reactions are amazing. That’s because we can see something that is now hackneyed when it was fresh.
Posted in 2003
Ted’s Evaluation — 2 of 3: Has some interesting elements.
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