McKean shmoozes about William Demarest

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MICHAEL MCKEAN SAID: "William Demarest was, in a lot of ways, kind of the primo Preston Sturges guy. He was a go-to guy. He does a fall in Miracle Of Morgan's Creek. He trys to kick his daughter. Which was a laudable impulse in the plot, as I recall. Trying to kick Diana Lynn in the butt. And he lets fly with a kick. Misses her by a good 6 inches. And flies straight up in the air and lands flat on his back. And you think: either this man has been killed or he's done a very very funny fall. And it turned out to be the latter. Because he stuck around for another probably 40 years."

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  • It's about time that someone has recognized William Demerest! He was an awesome actor and could play any part well, especially comedic roles. A very under-rated, under-appreciated, and unsung actor. Thanks for giving him his due.

  • Loved William Demarest(& William Frawley), & loved the scene of the cook being thrown all over the galley of the land yacht. When they had the movie scenes in "Oh, Brother etc" I was immediately taken back to this. Sturges' mother was a friend of Isadora Duncan, & gave Duncan the long scarf that got caught in the drive of a car, & snapped her neck. Sturges wrote another of my faves, "Easy Living" which was recently released on DVD & starred Jean Arthur & Ray Milland

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