They disguise themselves as women called Josephine and Daphne so they can join an all-women band that’s headed by train to play a show in Miami. Valentine’s Day massacre) and need to skip town. The basic gist of the story is that, in February 1929, two jazz band musicians Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) accidentally witness a mob murder (modeled on the St. Also, it’s a decent frock flick with 1920s costumes by the master Orry-Kelly! Which isn’t to say it’s a dumb movie - it’s not! There’s clever wordplay and great acting, but the story is wacky fun and not some labyrinthine mystery. This is such a hilarious movie, it’s perfect when you’re flopped out on the couch and a little brain-dead from the heat. We had a wretched heatwave recently, so I got literal and rewatched one of my favorite flicks, Some Like It Hot (1959).
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