Robert Preston
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WarpedRecord — 16 years ago(November 12, 2009 11:26 AM)
Obviously Blake burned a lot of bridges with this one, but more power to him! This is the cinematic equivalent of "You'll Never Eat Lunch in This Town Again." And Robert Preston was charming and hilarious in this and in "Victor/Victoria." I must say, though, that his "head helmet" in both films was a bit of a distraction.
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sml7799 — 15 years ago(August 05, 2010 03:36 PM)
I dug the movie overall, but Preston's Dr Finegarten was the reason I HAD to buy it on iTunes. He was, unequivocably, my FAVE character in this. Webber was also great, and Holden was likeable enough but Preston..the cat's jammies. "Would it damage your amateur standing if I had you use a sterile syringe?" Haaa!
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hachmom-1 — 15 years ago(December 21, 2010 06:21 AM)
Robert Preston gives my favorite performance in this moviemy favorite part is the Viking funeral.Robert Preston was in the Gary Cooper version of Beau Geste which also has a viking funeral as a plot deviceI have never heard it that is where the idea came from for SOB.
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jztzt — 13 years ago(March 03, 2013 04:05 PM)
He is very good and very funny as the doctor in a film full of wonderful and hilarious performances. He delivered his sardonic dialogue in a matter-of-fact tone, never pushing it or let in on the fact that he is being funny.
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ladwoods — 11 years ago(August 17, 2014 07:55 PM)
He just got better and better as he got older. He could play any role and was hysterical as Dr Irv. I also loved Toddy and of course Harold Hill, but one of my absolute favorites was Michael Finnegan in "finnegan begin again". Funny, touching and real. Tough movie to find, but well worth it.
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thesnowleopard — 9 years ago(April 09, 2016 12:27 AM)
Easily the best part of the film. He's a total hoot.
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