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The Good Humor Man

1950, Movie, NR, 79 mins

The Good Humor Man: Review

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A surprisingly successful resurrection of Mack Sennett-style slapstick written by cartoonist/gagwriter/director Tashlin and directed by the ever-steady hand of Bacon. Rubber-faced comic Carson stars as a hapless ice-cream-truck driver who must suffer the slings and arrows of outrageous sight gags. While out on his route, Carson is seduced into participating in a payroll robbery by sexy vamp Wallace. After the job, Carson finds himself running both from the crooks (led by TV's George "Superman" Reeves) who want to bump him off and from the cops who want him in the hoosegow. This, of course, opens the floodgates for an abundance of well-staged slapstick gags which manage to capture the Keystone Kops flair. Accompanied by his girl friend Albright, Carson hides out in a schoolhouse. Just as things look grim for the hapless confection salesman, he and his sweetie are rescued by the "Captain Marvel Club," a group of kids who happen to be some of Carson's regular customers. Genuinely funny, THE GOOD HUMOR MAN is a joy for fans of Tashlin, who got his start in movies in 1930 as a cartoonist. From there, Tashlin wrote gags for Hal Roach, became a story editor for Walt Disney, and even assisted Harpo Marx with gags for A NIGHT IN CASABLANCA. Tashlin's experience with cartoons and goofy comedy marked the fresh, quirky, innovative style that would surface in his own films as a director. He produced two campy 1950s comedies, THE GIRL CAN'T HELP IT (1956) and WILL SUCCESS SPOIL ROCK HUNTER? (1957). In 1985, a film similar to Tashlin's unique brand of comedy brightened America's movie screens in PEE WEE'S BIG ADVENTURE directed by Tim Burton, another former animator/cartoonist turned live-action filmmaker who was obviously inspired by the work of Tashlin. leave a comment
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