{"product_id":"two-wise-maids","title":"Two Wise Maids","description":"\u003ci\u003e\"To those women we forget too soon, who taught us the Three R's - Rapped our knuckles with a ruler - Looked behind our ears - To those second mothers, our school teachers, this picture is dedicated.\"\u003c\/i\u003e \u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Agatha Stanton is an old-fashioned schoolteacher unaffectionately nicknamed \"Old Ironsides.\" Her style of education favors harsh discipline instead of coddling. When a new school principal starts taking the students' complaints seriously, it looks like Agatha is headed for an early retirement. At the school board hearing, former students that 'made good' leap to Agatha's defense, proving that \"Old Ironsides\" is a softie at heart after all. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003ci\u003eTwo Wise Maids\u003c\/i\u003e is Republic Pictures' attempt to recreate the popular comedy team of Marie Dressler and Polly Moran. Dressler and Moran initially teamed in \u003ci\u003eThe Callahans and the Murphys\u003c\/i\u003e (1927) and then made several films at MGM, including \u003ci\u003eBringing Up Father\u003c\/i\u003e (1928), \u003ci\u003eCaught Short\u003c\/i\u003e (1930) and \u003ci\u003ePolitics\u003c\/i\u003e (1931). Dressler's death in 1934 brought an untimely end to their success. Republic's pick for a replacement was British actress Alison Skipworth, who had served as comedic foil to W.C. Fields in \u003ci\u003eIf I Had a Million\u003c\/i\u003e (1932), \u003ci\u003eTillie and Gus\u003c\/i\u003e (1933), and \u003ci\u003eSix of a Kind\u003c\/i\u003e (1934). \u003ci\u003eTwo Wise Maids\u003c\/i\u003e was successful enough that they appeared again together in \u003ci\u003eLadies in Distress\u003c\/i\u003e (1938), but after that, no future Skipworth-Moran pictures were made. The film's working titles included \u003ci\u003eSteamboat Mary\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOld Lady Ironsides\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e PLUS: \u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eAny Day in Hollywood\u003c\/i\u003e (1935):\u003c\/b\u003e This unusual short subject \"gives you an idea of the quiet and restful life led by movie actors...on an average afternoon in a Hollywood Studio.\" In actuality, it's a compilation of old silent movie clips accompanied by a colorful commentary from an anonymous narrator. Included is footage from \u003ci\u003eA Small Town Idol\u003c\/i\u003e (1921) with Ben Turpin. Edited by Robert Crandall, who performed the same function on pictures as diverse as \u003ci\u003eThe Doorway to Hell\u003c\/i\u003e (1930), \u003ci\u003eHitler - Beast of Berlin\u003c\/i\u003e (1939), and \u003ci\u003eThe Flying Saucer\u003c\/i\u003e (1950).\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Alpha Video","offers":[{"title":"DVD","offer_id":45802319642774,"sku":"089218802491","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/9621\/5446\/files\/089218802491.jpg?v=1762193662","url":"https:\/\/moviezyng.com\/products\/two-wise-maids","provider":"Movie Zyng","version":"1.0","type":"link"}