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1. From the beginning of the scene where she is confronting him with another garter, it is a reference to his womanizing tendencies. As the woman walks over to ask him to zip up her dress.... as he helps the man who shot him....when he picks the garter back up and is speaking to the ambassador, we are once again reminded of his charm. I was struck by how easy it was for the wife to request help with her dress from the man in the room she knew could fix it. 2. The pop of the gun is the sound that stands out the most. It sounds like a popping balloon. If you look closely you can see the air from the gun blowing the flower on Chevalier's suit. I wonder if I would notice that small detail if the movie had been silent. 3. Themes that come to mind are the cheating/jealous spouse or just competition and the clever yet charming womanizer (who may or may not be down on his luck) we can't help but root for.

1. The shift of power is the most obvious. Rose Marie is in control and has confidence in the boat when she's putting him in his place after swapping out different girls' names in the song. In the saloon, she has lost her confidence and is completely out of her element. She is humiliated to know someone she is familiar with has witnessed such a performance. 2. I actually never really got into the Eddy/MacDonald films so I can't comment to this. 3. It's interesting to see them alone in a boat together and that being acceptable. I suppose I think of that era in more "proper/improper" terms and that might be an unfair perception of the time. The stark contrast of Rose Marie and the other saloon singer is almost too overt. They leave very little to the imagination and don't allow much nuance for the characters themselves. They are seen as they are on the surface: skin tight dress and exposed versus completely covered up and we are expected to buy into those personas of good girl v. bad girl and in this case accept that Rose Marie does not belong in that environment as she is perceived to be better than that.

1. Yes, the use of comedy throughout the clip (the doorman, the competitive glances between Ziegfeld and Billings, Held's back and forth over the pretty flowers) depicts a carefree life in what we know to be a turbulent society at that time. 2. I think what was mentioned in the Daily Dose summary is more of what we would see in other musicals including the friendly competition over a pretty starlet. The familiar comedic relief of a bumbling doorman or other small role also springs to mind. 3. After listening to the lecture and reading the summary I would expect to see more skin and scantily clad women in a behind the scenes/backstage/dressing room scenario. And the star of the show would more than likely be singing lyrics full of innuendo.