Movies

Two Weeks to Live (1943) The first movie based on the Lum and Abner radio show. Bet you didn't even know there were any. One of them inherits a worthless railroad and mistakenly thinks he has only two weeks to live so they look for dangerous jobs to make ten thousand dollars to pay back the townfolk who invested in the railroad. Includes Franklin Pangborn, a gorilla suit and a rocket to Mars. Aimless but kind of funny sometimes. 5/10

Comme un cheveu sur la soupe (1957) stars Louis de Funes, who still has a pretty good head of hair, as a composer of popular songs who is a failure in love and life. He tries to kill himself, or find someone to kill him, and has no luck until he becomes famous and successful overnight, then the people who said they wouldn't kill him change their minds. Ridiculous slapstick, including utterly needless "pie in the face" and "stack of dishes" gags, ending with a huge brawl. But, there is a cute girl (Nadine Tallier) singing a couple of good songs, and it's so absurd I had to laugh in spite of myself. 5/10