His Kind of Woman, John Farrow, 1951 Possibly the first (and last) appearance of a steam iron and a glass of champagne in the same movie frame. Surely this says something deep and important about 1950s American values of home and leisure. They go together? Or, if you get drunk you'll burn the laundry? And this is THE END? Maybe it's simply object-identification of the actors. In that case, I vote for steam iron = Jane Russell, and champagne = Bob Mitchum. Although I see it going the other…
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