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Tuesday, May 8, 2018

LADY GODIVA OF COVENTRY (1955)

The title grabs interest, but little else does in this shoddy period piece about that infamous nude horseback ride. (Side-saddle, of course.) Done on the cheap @ Universal by Abbott & Costello specialist Arthur Lubin, the 11th century Saxon/Norman rivalry story is larded with comedy & romance (with bits ‘borrowed’ from THE QUIET MAN/’52) to plump up a rowdy chapter in fake British history with saucy Lady-to-be Maureen O’Hara & thick, manly Lord George Nader. (He must have altered the spelling from 'Nadir.') Victor McLaglen’s around as comic squire, fortifying THE QUIET MAN connection, but mostly to make like The Three Stooges with a pair of dim-witted helpmates. For pageantry, you’ve seen better at High School assemblies. For action, High School parking lots. The DVD shows in standard full-frame (1:1.37), but was likely cropped to something like 1:2 for theatrical showings. Feel free to zoom in to approximate. Better yet, try the EJECT button on your remote.

WATCH THIS, NOT THAT: For an Olde England period romp made around the same time with unexpectedly luxe production values & plenty o’ fun, try THE COURT JESTER/’55 or PRINCE VALIANT/’54.

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