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...attributed to Mahatma Kane Jeeves, an obvious pseudonym to those who know that Fields writes his own lines. His own character-a small-town tosspot accidentally given the job of cop at the local bank-is labeled Egbert Sousé (pronounced Soo-zay). His small town is called Lompoc-a coincidence which may cause some embarrassment to citizens of Lompoc, Calif. When Mr. Sousé drinks a pony of straight whiskey, he always demands a water chaser, which he uses as a finger bowl; with each drink he requires a fresh chaser, because "I never like to bathe...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Cinema: The New Pictures: Dec. 30, 1940 | 12/30/1940 | See Source »

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