Operation Petticoat [DVD] [1959] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] by Tony Curtis

Operation Petticoat [DVD] [1959] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC] by Tony Curtis

Set in the forties and fifties, these stories take us back to a simpler, gentler world, the one we all like to think we grew up in. The Kid at the centre of the stories is a boy on a Saskatchewan farm down Government Road from Crocus, which is on the CNR line between Tiger Lily and Conception. Jake is the hired hand who helps the Kid's mother run the farm (and who played a huge role in Canadian history, what with capturing Looie Riel and all), and who now keeps the Kid abreast of events in the greater world and in Crocus.

This is no easy matter, for the stories reveal that Crocus is a town in constant ferment. The Kid's teacher, Miss Henchbaw, is unfairly dismissed by the school board until her friends fight back in Will of the People; Chet Lambert of the Crocus Breeze is hauled into court for comparing George Solway with Malleable Brown's goat in The Face Is Familiar, resulting in a courtroom confrontation unrivalled in the history of Canadian jurisprudence; and Political Dynamite shows the men terrified by women curlers threatening to vote en bloc in the upcoming town election to gain equal curling time.

The town, of course, is rich not only in disputes but characters, from Repeat Golightly in the barbershop (One ahead of you, Jake. I say there's one ahead of you) to Old Man Sherry, the town's Oldest Inhabitant, who wavers between tributes to Queen Elizabeth and Queen Victoria. Then there's Old Man Gatenby, brought from death's door by prolonged exposure to romantic purple prose in Love's Wild Magic.

Adding to this rich mixture are the entertainers who come through town: Belva Taskey, the sweet songstress (Lo The Noble Redskin ) and her memorable poetry reading; The Great Doctor Suhzee, the hypnotist; and Professor Noble Winesinger, whose snake-oil remedies have been known to turn his customers black.

There are also stories of prejudice against Indians, or against foreigners named Kiziw, that in the end remind us of the core of decency at the heart of this collection. Whether the stories are told by Jake or by the Kid, they always speak to our hearts, and provide us with W.O. Mitchell's usual magical mixture of tears and laughter.

TONY CURTIS is one of Hollywood's greatest stars. Today, he lives with his wife, Jill, outside of Las Vegas, where he continues to create paintings that have made him newly famous as a visual artist the world over. They are the founders of the Shiloh Horse Rescue and Sanctuary, a nonprofit foundation that rehabilitates abused and neglected horses for adoption.
PETER GOLENBOCK has written six New York Times bestsellers over a thirty-year career. In 2006 he cowrote the bestselling Idiot with then-Boston Red Sox, now-New York Yankee outfielder Johnny Damon. His book Seven, about Mickey Mantle, was published in 2007.

SKU	DVDB00K6J7Q1QVG
EAN	0887090079907
Title	Operation Petticoat [DVD] [1959] [Region 1] [US Import] [NTSC]
Release date	2014-07-01
Format	DVD-Video
Region Code	1
Running time	599
Studio	OPERATION PETTICOAT
Condition	Very good
Note	Your item will be previously owned but still in great condition. The disc will play perfectly without interruption and the case, inlay notes and sleeve may show limited signs of wear.

Actor	Gavin MacLeod
Actor	Tony Curtis
Director	Blake Edwards
Actor	Gene Evans
Actor	Cary Grant
Actor	Dick Sargent
Actor	Dina Merrill
Actor	Virginia Gregg
Actor	Robert F. Simon
Actor	Joan O'Brien
Actor	Marion Ross