I remember seeing this movie back in high school. The final chase seen had an incident that garnered a FIVE minute laugh from the audience. We laughed almost through the final credits. But today, no one would find it as funny.
It was a take-off on an immensely popular TV commercial of the day. Does any one remember the Ajax laundry detergent commercials with the Ajax White Knight? Well, Bob Hope is zooming on a golf cart across a golf course (as a banker he is wearing a white shirt)and runs through a puddle and gets splashed with mud. TAH DAH TAH DAAHH. Here comes the Ajax White Knight galloping across the golf course and zaps him. He exclaims, "Hey! I'm whiter than white!" You had to grow up with the commercial to understand just how funny it really was at the time. If the movie was shown today, they would probably have to delete that scene because no one would understand where the White Knight came from. Just some non-sequitor that doesn't make sense.
Sigh! I guess I'm just waxing nostalgic for the old days.
It was a take-off on an immensely popular TV commercial of the day. Does any one remember the Ajax laundry detergent commercials with the Ajax White Knight? Well, Bob Hope is zooming on a golf cart across a golf course (as a banker he is wearing a white shirt)and runs through a puddle and gets splashed with mud. TAH DAH TAH DAAHH. Here comes the Ajax White Knight galloping across the golf course and zaps him. He exclaims, "Hey! I'm whiter than white!" You had to grow up with the commercial to understand just how funny it really was at the time. If the movie was shown today, they would probably have to delete that scene because no one would understand where the White Knight came from. Just some non-sequitor that doesn't make sense.
Sigh! I guess I'm just waxing nostalgic for the old days.