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ONE, TWO, THREE

U.S., 1961
Directed by Billy Wilder
Starring James Cagney, Horst Buchholz, Pamela Tiffin
Screenplay by Billy Wilder and I.A.L. Diamond
Approx. 115 min. 35mm.


Berlin Coca-Cola rep James Cagney learns the boss's daughter wants to elope with fanatic Commie Oscar Piffl. Played molto furioso, the jokes just keep coming in Wilder's throwback to 30s machinegun-pacing, escalating into Cagney's 60-take consumerist aria.

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