Often cited as one of the funniest films of all time, Billy Wilder’s Some Like It Hot seems to openly mock the conventions of the genre, playing early scenes featuring gangster ‘Spats’ Columbo (George Raft) totally straight. However, soon things turn ridiculous with musicians Joe and Jerry (Tony Curtis and Jack Lemmon) forced to dress in drag in order to join an all-girl musical band that is heading to Florida. It’s less convoluted than that sounds. While plenty of laughs are wrung out of having the two actors walk around uncomfortably in drag – with Joe trying to court “Sugar Kane” (Marilyn
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