Some like it hot

Abstract

Some like it hot (1959, USA) by Billy Wilder

Main Cast: Marilyn Monroe, Tony Curtis Company: Ashton Productions

The film plays during prohibition. In this comedy Joe and Jerry two musicians have to pretend to be women to participate in a band of women. This band is going on train to Florida. That gives Joe and Jerry the possibility to escape from Chicago. There they witnessed an execution of some rivals in bootleg business done by gangster boss Spats Colombo. Of course he wants to find the witnesses and kill them. In the end Spats gets killed by his boss and Joe comes together with Sugar.

Scene: alcohol female adults strong nontransgressive

0:27:50-0:29:22: alcohol In this scene Joe and Jerry (disguised as Daphne and Josephine) cop Sugar (the lead singer) drinking some alcohol. It is the first time they meet and they have a small chat. Joe and Jerry now share the secret of Sugar’s drinking alcohol. The sharing of the secret is the beginning of a special relationship between the two “ladies” and Sugar. But exactly this secrecy may lead to the conclusion of addiction. On the other side: when taking into account prohibition it is no wonder that Sugar tries to hide her drinking.

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