Daily Dialogue — March 12, 2019

John L. Sullivan: I want this picture to be a commentary on modern conditions. Stark realism. The problems that confront the average man!
LeBrand: But with a little sex in it.
John L. Sullivan: A little, but I don’t want to stress it. I want this picture to be a document. I want to hold a mirror up to life. I want this to be a picture of dignity! A true canvas of the suffering of humanity!
LeBrand: But with a little sex in it.
John L. Sullivan: [reluctantly] With a little sex in it.
Hadrian: How ‘bout a nice musical?

— Sullivan’s Travels (1941), written buy Preston Sturges

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Hollywood Insiders.

Trivia: John L. Sullivan plans to make a movie entitled “O Brother, Where Art Thou?” — a title borrowed by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen for their 2000 film.

Dialogue On Dialogue: Do yourself a favor. Check out the dialogue in this scene. All of it. Yes, it’s ‘stagey,’ but that’s befitting of the era. Sturges was an amazing wordsmith and his dialogue rocks.