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Vince Barnett, Paul E. Burns, Ned Glass, and Chill Wills in The Grass Is Always Greener (1950)

Review by SimonJack

The Grass Is Always Greener

7/10

Nice story short with a moral in the title

Who hasn't heard the expression that the grass is always greener on the other side of the hill? This Warner Brothers short uses a Western motif to uncover the moral implied in the saying. Some cowpokes are sitting around the bunkhouse commiserating about the poor conditions, lousy food, window crack that lets the cold wind in, and any number of other things

Then comes a stranger, Windy (played by Chill Wills) who starts telling them about his ranch in a far off exotic land. They invite him in and offer some coffee and vittles. Windy is all smiles and raves about the good coffee. He says the food is the best he's had and how lucky these cowpokes are to have such a fine bunkhouse.

One thing leads to another, and with a surprise ending the cowpokes get the message. My favorite line in this short comes from Granny, played by Paul E. Burns. He says, "Well, I don't care if a man lies. Just so he's sincere." It doesn't fit with the plot or the moral of the story, but it adds a touch of humor that keeps one thinking about the moral of the story.
  • SimonJack
  • Jun 30, 2019

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