I'm willing to believe it was intentional. The tobacco industry was much more powerful back then compared to today. This was barely over 10 years after Lucky Strike cigarettes were the primary sponsor of the Jack Benny Program.Flatfrog said:Surely, *surely* the irony is intentional. Otherwise why would you leave that take in the movie rather than reshooting it?BigTuk said:The IRONY... The IRONY oh dear heavens....
Please tell me that was intentional...please my mind.. nay,.. my brain refuses to process the notion that he was honestly making aspiel about taking dangerous addictive chemicals and the harm they do to body while choking on a cig... please...tell me hw was doing it as an act.
On the other hand, in context... who knows?