Billy Wilder's "One, Two, Three" (1961) Opening Scene

Brilliant opening scene of Billy Winder's outsatnding comedy One, Two, Three of 1961 starring the great James Cagney.

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[fyncara]

Thanks, this movie looks great. Wish that TCM would show more Cagney films. Thanks so much for posting this!

[Alex Sanchez]

love this movie from the first time i saw it

[Joonavainio]

You might find it as a matter of curiosity this film was BANNED in Finland up to eighties. For anti-Sovietism. We fought several fuckin' wars against them. And still this.

[usmctanks1]

This was Cagney's last "movie" that he starred in. He did some bit parts late in his career, but One-Two-Three was the last starring role. (he was asked by many directors after this move to do more, but he had enough of the industry). In his bio he stated that the only time he wanted to punch out an actor for "over acting/trying to steal the limelight" was Hortz Bucholtz in this very movie!!

[usmctanks1]

Cagney, always a "song and dance man" .

[Stanisław Petroff]

We know about it bongle, it's just for lol.

[Gernot Schrader]

"The Lockheed U-2, nicknamed "Dragon Lady", is a single-engine, very high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft operated by the United States Air Force (USAF) and previously flown by the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)." does that help?

[FetaCheese222]

Billy Wilder: The original Bono hater.

[CloneWarrior001]

This movie is SO great and funny.

Especially as a German you can understand everything.

And of course old movies are a view into the past.

[Stanisław Petroff]

"Nie wieder u2" in 1:10

it means "never again u2" ?

[ognazius]

Me too :),

Well if you'd understand the text probably not (check for the english text "The Internationale") but since you probably just like the melody why not?

[Alice A. Rahman]

yes, thank you =D. I'm young enough that I was born after SU was dissolved, therefore I can like this song without being unpatriotic. (can I ?)