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"Even though it's primarily an adventure movie, it has a comedic, goofy quality that I think sets it apart from a lot of the films that were made at the time. It's, it's kind of a screwball adventure."

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on GUNGA DIN ('39). See it this weekend on the #TCMEssentials.

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GUNGA DIN ('39)

9:18 PM · Jun 12, 2020

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pls share with the fam 😂

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this is up there

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Gunga Din, is a good movie. I'll be watching. How about 'Beau Geste' (1939) with Gary Cooper?

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What a man, Cary Grant

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awesomely great movie...

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Great film. All so young!

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In my top 5 films of all time. Such a great film. My grandparents were friends of Eduardo Ciannelli (Head Guru) and came over from Naples on the same boat with him.

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Are you serious? Cary Grant may be funny, but they make fun of Gunga Din, who is played by a white man in dark makeup. The movie is not funny and there is nothing goofy about it.

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the whole point is in the final lines: "though i've belted you and flayed you, by the living god that made you, you're a better man than i am gunga din" they mock his spirit but admit he is what we should all be. also Cary and Victor McLaglen are objectively funny throughout

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This would be a great film to contextualise in a disclaimer/spoken intro or a panel discussion similar to the one held recently at TCMFF about Gone With The Wind. Gunga Din is a good film but it’s also racist AF. A good opportunity to expand on the discussions started with GWTW!

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Especially since it’s being deemed a*essential viewing*

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