Wonderland Burlesque's Let's All Go To The Movies: It's In His Kiss - Part XXII

Wonderland Burlesque's

Let's All Go To The Movies:

It's In His Kiss

Part XXII

It's in his kiss.

Isn't that where it all begins?

A caress of the lips. A deep longing. Sharing a single breath?

On the silver screen such a kiss can be captured forever, frozen in time.

Or so these films would have us believe.

So, let's kiss and tell and spill the beans on these everlasting smacks, smooches, and snogs.

Yes, things can get pretty heated.

Chapstick exists for a reason, you know!

Grab a seat on the aisle.

Popcorn at the ready.

Pucker up and roll film!

- uptonking from Wonderland Burlesque

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 Kissing Cup

(1913)

A jockey manages to escape a gang of kidnappers and makes it to Sandown in time to win his race.

Chrissie White

British silent sports film directed by Jack Hulcup and starring Harry Gilbey, Chrissie White and Cecil Mannering.

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The Third Kiss

(1919)

Missy, the heiress to her uncle's fortune, resolves to make atonement for the innocent lives lost when her uncle's box factory burns down because of his criminal carelessness. After her uncle dies, Missy disguises herself as an employee of the new factory and does settlement work where she meets Rupert Bawlf and his wife Cynthia. Rupert's friends Oliver Cloyne and Dr. Paton observe Rupert's infatuation with Missy and tell her that Rupert is the subject of gossip in society circles. Cloyne persuades Missy to wed him and avert scandal - with the promise that he will divorce her later. After the honeymoon, Cloyne discovers Missy is an heiress. He kisses her twice and declares that if he kisses her a third time it will mean that he plans to keep her. Meanwhile, Rupert is rejected by Missy and repents. Cloyne then rescues Missy from a fire and gives her a third kiss which signifies their mutual love.

This American silent comedy was directed by Robert G. Vignola and stars Vivian Martin, Harrison Ford, Robert Ellis, Kathleen Kirkham, Thomas Persse, Edna Mae Cooper, and Jane Keckley.

This is considered a lost film, as no print exists in any archive.

Vivian Martin

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Kissing Cup's Race 

(1920)

Despite the dastardly schemes of his rival, a lord's horse wins the race.

Violet Hopson

Based on the poem Kissing Cup's Race by Campbell Rae Brown, this British silent sports film directed by Walter West and starring Violet Hopson, Gregory Scott and Clive Brook.

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The First Kiss

1928

AKA: Der erste Kuß

The daughter of a grain tycoon, with the help of her best friend, dallies with a handsome musician and gains a legion of fans along the way.

This German silent comedy was directed by Carl Lamac and starring Anny Ondra, Eugen Burg, Viola Garden and Werner Pittschau.

Anny Ondra

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Kissing Cup's Race 

(1930)

Based on the poem by by Campbell Rae Brown, a lord's horse wins the race, despite his rival's attempts to thwart him.

Madeleine Carroll

1930 British drama was directed by Castleton Knight and starring Stewart Rome, Madeleine Carroll and John Stuart. It's a 'talkie' remake of the 1920 film using J. Bertram Brown and Benedict James' original's screenplay with additions from the film's director, Castleton Knight and Blanche Metcalfe.

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The Third Kiss

(1952)

AKA: El tercer beso

 

This Argentine romantic drama was directed by Luis César Amadori (who also wrote the screenplay) and stars Pedro López Lagar, Silvia Legrand and Amelia Bence.

This film is considered part of the Golden Age of Argentine cinema.

At the 1943 Argentine Film Critics Association Awards, Amelia Bence won the Silver Condor Award for Best Actress for her performance in the film.

Amelia Bence

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The First Kiss

(1954)

AKA: Der erste Kuß

Two twin sisters living in Salzburg encounter Paul, an aviator from Munich, and each enjoys what they think is a mild flirtation with him while pretending to be the other one. But it's all for naught, for Paul is really in love with his fiancée back in Munich with whom he has quarreled.

 

This Austrian-West German comedy was directed by Erik Ode and stars Isa Günther, Jutta Günther and Erich Auer.

Isa and Jutta Günther are German twins who enjoyed a career in film. They began their film careers in 1950 when they played the roles of Luise Palfy and Lotte Körner in Two Times Lotte, a film based on the children's novel of the same name. It was a huge hit and the two starred in over a dozen subsequent films. They retired from the screen at the age of 20, later marrying and living their lives privately.

 

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And that's all for now, folks.

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Wonderland Burlesque's Let's All Go To The Movies: It's In His Kiss - Part XXI

Wonderland Burlesque's

Let's All Go To The Movies:

It's In His Kiss

Part XXI

It's in his kiss.

Isn't that where it all begins?

A caress of the lips. A deep longing. Sharing a single breath?

On the silver screen such a kiss can be captured forever, frozen in time.

Or so these films would have us believe.

So, let's kiss and tell and spill the beans on these everlasting smacks, smooches, and snogs.

Yes, things can get pretty heated.

Chapstick exists for a reason, you know!

Grab a seat on the aisle.

Popcorn at the ready.

Pucker up and roll film!

- uptonking from Wonderland Burlesque

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The Island of Forbidden Kisses

 (1927)

AKA: 

AKA: Die Insel der verbotenen Küsse

A whacky romantic adventure in the jungles of a tropical island.

This German silent adventure film directed by Georg Jacoby and starring Stewart Rome, Marietta Millner and Elga Brink.

Marietta Millner

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Torture Me But Kill Me With Kisses

(1968)

AKA: Straziami ma di baci saziami

When Marino goes to Rome for an event, he certainly does not expect to meet Marisa, who will become the love of his life. But once they find each other, the difficulties begin: first his father opposes it; then after his father's death, gossips make Marino believe that Marisa was no good, and Marisa runs away. Repentant Marino searches for her in vain, and by the time he finds her, she's Mrs. Ciceri. But love admits no obstacles, not even a deaf-mute husband.

This Italian comedy, which parodies Italian photonovels and the popular subculture, was directed by Dino Risi and stars Nino Manfredi, Ugo Tognazzi, and Pamela Tiffin.

Photonovels are a form of sequential storytelling using photographs rather than illustrations for the images, along with the usual comics conventions of narrative text and word balloons containing dialogue. They are sometimes referred to in English as fumetti, photonovels, photoromances, and similar terms. The photographs may be of real people in staged scenes, or posed dolls and other toys on sets.

This film proved to be a great commercial success.

Pamela Tiffin

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Oh Sweet Kisses and Languid Caresses 

(1970)

AKA: Oh dolci baci e languidi carezze

A bourgeois family man falls in love with an uninhibited hippie girl who just wants to have fun and enjoy a libertine lifestyle. She makes him suffer and gives herself to everybody but him. He is so madly in love with her that he even gets in trouble with the police.

This Italian comedy was directed by Mino Guerrini and stars Isabella Rey, Luciano Salce, and Rita Calderone.

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Dangerous Kisses

1972

AKA: farlige-kys

A young psychiatrist falls in love with a female patient who was admitted to the state hospital after killing her unsympathetic man during a quarrel. The psychiatrist, who has been finding his work frustrating and futile, takes off with the woman. After a brief idyll of happiness, he realizes that her mental illness is more serious than he first thought.

Lotte Tarp and Erik Wedersøe

This romantic drama was directed by Henrik Stangerup and stars Lotte Tarp and Erik Wedersøe.

This film was shown at the 1973 Cannes Film Festival.

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Languid Kisses, Wet Caresses

(1976)

AKA: Languidi baci... perfide carezze

Poison, bombs, machine guns... undying love comes with attempted murder.

This Italian romantic comedy was directed by Alfredo Angeli and stars Giovanna Ralli and Luigi Proietti. 

You can watch this film in its entirety for free on YouTube.

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And that's all for now, folks!

Tune in next time...

Same place, same channel.

The Shoop Shoop Song - Cher

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