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Give a Man a Fish

Alternate Title: Give a Man a Fish

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1937 Nominee

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Spencer Tracy is Portuguese? No way, José. The accent is problematic, but the fact that he won for this one is a bit tragic. The kiddo from David Copperfield is equally adorable, though he starts off a bit unlikeable aside from his love of ice cream sodas (Important Question: Are these still a thing and where can I get them?).
The little boy falls off a big boat and ends up learning how to fish and getting a father figure that figures into his life in a positive way. Let’s see if Little Fish’s real dad is here to stay.

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4 responses to “Give a Man a Fish”

  1. Galen Humphrey Avatar
    Galen Humphrey

     This is the only one on the ’37 list that I’ve seen (a million years ago);
    it’s a memorable hard puncher!

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    1. sheisalittlebit Avatar
      sheisalittlebit

      So far, I highly recommend The Awful Truth. I watched it and went, “Wow, Cary Grant sounds like Tony Curtis in Some Like it Hot,” only to find out that Tony Curtis was intentionally mimicking Cary Grant for the role. 😅

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      1. Galen Humphrey Avatar
        Galen Humphrey

        Cary n Tony, love em both:)
        Sent from my iPhone

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  2. Suz Avatar
    Suz

    Because so many of these old movies just don’t draw me, I’m still focusing on the poor quality of the poster print and titles. Your write in nearly tempts me, however. A cute kid in a movie is always good. I think, now, but 1937 we truly are ‘officially’ done with the sawed off black white cutout head shots of cast members on the posters? Please please please! But, for the poster to declare: ‘As great as Mutiny on the Bounty’ is infantile; Really?

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