Bit-part actor Nancy Lane (Sylvia Sidney) is in the Automat: her tray has soup, bread, and a cup of coffee. What’s she eyeing? From Thirty Day Princess (dir. Marion Gering, 1934).
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It’s “Roast Turkey 8 Nickels,” a drumstick with a paper frill and all the trimmings. Lacking the nickels, Nancy bangs on the door, extracts the plate, and realizes she’s been spotted. But not by an Automat employee — by two men searching for someone to impersonate Princess Catterina of Taronia, on a goodwill tour but now down with the mumps. Nancy of course is a dead ringer for the princess — Sidney plays both roles.
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Roast Turkey 8 Nickels
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Now I'm longing to see this film!
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It’s a treat.
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I see Audrey Meadows (?).
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