Observing these things as you watch an-old Valentine film in reissued form, and hearing the laughter that greeted "Son of the Shiek" from modern youngsters, you wonder what will be the order of the day in 1950. Will 1950 audiences giggle at the clothes which Gable wore in "Too Hot to Handle?" Will 1938 wisecracks sound as dated as "23, skidoo? Will Garbo provoke laughs? Will a 1950 audience wonder out loud how we 1938 residents ever. consider-og ourselves smart and sophisticated? Will television have ended motion pictures as-we know them today?
These guesses sound absurd, you say? Remember, however, that only twelve years ago Rudolph Valentine was the greatest lover the world had known. He was the synonym for passion. You couldn't get into theatres that were playing his pictures. Strong women swooned in the aisles.
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