Comments on: Didja ever notice – “picnic basket raffles” – in film?

By: TCM’s Movie Blog

TCM’s Movie Blog — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 17:24:08 +0000

[...] the year gone? We’ve already come to the end of the first quarter and yet this is my first “didja ever notice” post of 2008! For the eleventh edition, I’ve picked a fairly easy topic – one that’s not [...]

By: cso

cso — Thu, 29 Nov 2007 20:02:59 +0000

Tommy Lee Jones: You make many pies before Loretta?orAuctioneer: This is gonna be about the most expensive chicken supper you ever had, boy, but worth every cent of it, considering the charming company you're gonna be eating it in. I, uh, I hope you're gonna give him dessert for that price, Clara. Joanne Woodward: He'll get his just deserts, all right.

By: MDR

MDR — Tue, 27 Nov 2007 13:54:02 +0000

Thanks for the addition to the list MDO! I've not seen that one, but I'll look for it the next time it's on TCM.

By: MDO

MDO — Mon, 26 Nov 2007 20:33:21 +0000

In the 1953 version of "Small Town Girl," a "box social" is prominently featured. Although jailed (for speeding), Farley Granger is able to bid on and win Jane Powell's picnic basket. She joins him in his jail cell and sings "Small Towns are Smile Towns" as he dines on fried chicken and other delicacies.