# The one thing in this classic film that I hate is...

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**Created:** [November 15, 2004, 3:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-thing-in-this-classic-film-that-i-hate-is/274814 "2004-11-15T03:39:30Z")\
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**Author:** ![Mycroft\_H](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/898d66/32.png) [@Mycroft\_H](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mycroft_H)\
**Post date:** [November 18, 2004, 9:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-thing-in-this-classic-film-that-i-hate-is/274814/81 "2004-11-18T21:20:50Z")

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There is something very surreal about this thread, with **roger thornhill** commenting about Cary Grant in _North by Northwest_ (posting #61) and a comment about C. K. Dexter Haven in _The Philadelphia Story_ (posting #21) not far down the page from **C K Dexter Haven’s** post.

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**Author:** ![Sir\_Rhosis](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/d9b06d/32.png) [@Sir\_Rhosis](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sir_Rhosis)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 1:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-thing-in-this-classic-film-that-i-hate-is/274814/82 "2004-11-19T01:08:04Z")

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^^^So, you should therefore pick a nit about one of your slimmer, less-smart brother’s many films.

😃

Sir Rhosis

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**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 2:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-thing-in-this-classic-film-that-i-hate-is/274814/83 "2004-11-19T14:48:28Z")

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> [@lee](#):
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> Silly, why not? A lot of people choose perfect straight white teeth when they get their dentures. Dentures are not that unusual for someone the age and class he is supposed to be.

Good point.

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**Author:** ![Tracy\_Lord](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ec9cab/32.png) [@Tracy\_Lord](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tracy_Lord)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 8:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-thing-in-this-classic-film-that-i-hate-is/274814/84 "2004-11-19T20:05:34Z")

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> [@Mycroft H.](#):
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> There is something very surreal about this thread, with **roger thornhill** commenting about Cary Grant in _North by Northwest_ (posting #61) and a comment about C. K. Dexter Haven in _The Philadelphia Story_ (posting #21) not far down the page from **C K Dexter Haven’s** post.

_grin_ For the record, I agree with the _Philly Story_ pick about Tray’s conversation with her father. Arrogant, blame-shuffling old man.

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**Author:** ![Dr.Rieux](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/aeb1de/32.png) [@Dr.Rieux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dr.Rieux)\
**Post date:** [November 19, 2004, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-one-thing-in-this-classic-film-that-i-hate-is/274814/85 "2004-11-19T21:11:59Z")

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> [@Cuckoorex](#):
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> **The Wolf Man** : OK, Talbot gets attacked by a wolf that turns out to be a werewolf (good, they tried to depict someone fully transformed into a wolf there) but then Talbot turns into a hairy biped…then to top it off, his preferred method of killing is…to _strangle_ people? WTF?

But doesn’t the doctor describe the victims as having their throats torn out?

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