The racism of the movie outweighs the humor. No wonder this was never on TV when I was a kid. At one point, Hardy lectures a 10 year old black kid because he doesn't understand why he was not invited to white parties. The gist of the response is basically we are "equal" but separate. I don't go to black parties so why should you want to go to white ones. Go down to my office and look at the stuff there and learn about this, once you understand, I will give you a quarter. That scene is so painful to watch...and embarrassing. Look at it as a piece of history but those type of scenes kill the movie.
There are a lot of these types of scenes in the movies from the 30s but I have never seen one that thought that they needed to answer this young boy's question. Unfortunately, it was never...well...someday, things will be different.
There are a lot of these types of scenes in the movies from the 30s but I have never seen one that thought that they needed to answer this young boy's question. Unfortunately, it was never...well...someday, things will be different.