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Good comrade, Have seen both movies at least 10 times. They are favorites of me and my girlfriend of almost 34 years. Know many of the lines by heart. There is a film, "Cabin in the Cotton" with Bette Davis and Richard Barthelmess (who was a silent big star whose transition to 'talkies' led to some of the most unfortunate portrayals). It is a class film as she is a planter's daughter socialite and he a sharecropper. They are at a gala and she invites him to lead "The Peckerwood Polka". Might be wrong about the word polka but dead on it about the "peckerwood" part. See IMDB info below last comment: Do we ban this too on a 'class', not racial bias? It's like being a 'little pregnant'. When is enough enough. This very slight difference with you, good friend, is of no 'nevermind' to me, whatsoever. With *Richard Barthelmess*, *Bette Davis*, Dorothy Jordan, Hardie Albright. ... *Bette Davis and Richard Barthelmess* in The *Cabin in the Cotton* (1932) Richard ... Played by the jazz band for the* "Peckerwood Wiggle" *dance at Madge's party Rating: 6.8/10 - 1,420 votes The Cabin in the Cotton (1932) - IMDb <https://www.imdb.com/title/tt00022735/> With *Richard Barthelmess*, *Bette Davis*, Dorothy Jordan, Hardie Albright. ... *Richard Barthelmess* in The *Cabin in the Cotton* (1932) *Bette Davis and Richard* ... known as planters and the *poor cotton pickers, known as tenants or '**peckerwoods'*. JAI On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 4:09 PM <wytheh...@cox.net> wrote: > Most movies made before the 1960s, that come close to dealing with race or > with having racial or racialized components or figures in them, are going > to be suspect on these grounds. This is going to be a case-by-case search > and decision-making process, and there will be many close calls, though all > movies should have a copy at a central museum of film. I am for keeping > "Casablanca" in regular use, as I deem its racist components too minor to > cause such a good and classic film to disappear from public availability. > But that sort of judgment must be applied to many films; some will be put > away, most (I suspect) will survive. WH > _________________________________________________________ Full posting guidelines at: http://www.marxmail.org/sub.htm Set your options at: https://lists.csbs.utah.edu/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
