1940 Classic: When a Nag Was Only a Horse

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Step back in time with this charming 1940 classic, When a Nag Was Only a Horse. A delightful tale that captures the simple joys, humor, and adventures of a bygone era. Perfect for fans of vintage cinema, horse stories, and timeless entertainment. Relive the nostalgia and enjoy a cinematic journey through the past.

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00:00Way back there in the Stone Age, 10,000 years ago, the world wasn't so

00:26different. Newsboys delivered the morning paper, much as they do now, but they did it the hard way.

00:35And as usual, Mrs. Caveman got the paper first. And when a sale was advertised,

00:42the cave wife would utter that familiar cry,

00:46a sale, much to the annoyance of her husband.

00:56Henry, you're going shopping with me. Do you hear?

01:01No, I'm not. I hate shopping. I hate stores. I hate crowds. I hate to go anywhere.

01:08I said you're going shopping with me.

01:12The missus always won. Then they were willing to bury the hatchet,

01:17but they buried a club instead. And the lady loved it. Simple, wasn't it?

01:26No, I'm not.

01:40Going shopping was such a drag for the poor husband.

01:45Go on. I'm going, I'm going.

01:47Henry, you get these articles and meet me here.

01:57Yes, they used their heads in those days.

02:04Look this way, folks. I shall demonstrate our latest model.

02:13And they even had those.

02:17Yes, things were pretty much the same.

02:30Women shoppers were just as considerate.

02:36This form-sitting garment is style to please the most vivacious female.

02:40It adds an air of sophistication to the most petite and immune or dark.

02:53And this model will glorify your charm.

02:56Note the youthful lines, the puffy sleeves, the fluffy cut, the duffy gloss.

03:02Oh, pardon me. Even the spots before your eyes give grace to the form and follow the contour of the body right down to the extreme end.

03:14Oh, pardon me.

03:15Waffle irons sold like hotcakes.

03:17They had their firefighting apparatus, even though it was only a trunk line.

03:35What's the matter with you, Johnny? Can't you see them demonstrating down here, pipes?

03:46Service, service.

03:51A dinosaur delight was the favorite drink in those days.

04:04And their shopping bags. Why, they were better than the ones we have today.

04:19Ours can't walk.

04:22And for the music lover, there were slabs of song hits.

04:25But I wouldn't want to be hit by one.

04:36Let your hair down was number one on the rock pile.

04:43Play this one, please.

04:47Okay.

04:55Come on, drop it. Hit it. Hit it till you get it.

05:05Let your hair down. Come on, drummer, beat it. Beat it till you eat it.

05:13Let your hair down. Everybody loves the one man's band.

05:18So, everybody give this guy a break.

05:22Let your hair down.

05:49So, you hate shopping.

05:52Take me home.

05:57That's the way women were treated in those days.

05:59And they loved it.

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