Originally posted by RockySullivan
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Two moments of comic joy stand out to me from "Larceny Inc." First Robinson and Crawford have gone for a discussion at a nearby greasy spoon where the counter man is a young Jackie Gleason. To get rid of him Robinson orders a cup of coffee. He and Crawford are discussing ways of getting the money for the purchase of the luggage shop, when Gleason returns smiling, and proudly puts down the cup in front of Robinson saying, "That gents is the best cup of coffee in town!!" Robinson and Crawford look at Gleason as though he's a simpleton, and poor Jackie walks away like "the poor soul".
The other moment is after Robinson has acquired the luggage shop and has a customer (something he really does not care about too much). The man has entered the shop, and asks the brilliant question, "Do you sell luggage here?" Robinson says (while pointing at the handbags and suitcases), "No, we keep all this stuff out for laughs!"
Jeff
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