July 8, 1932 –
W.C. Fields’ nearly forgotten but very funny political satire, Million Dollar Legs, opened on this date.
Writer Joseph L. Mankiewicz was inspired to write this film by the wild events of the 1928 Olympic games held in Amsterdam, particularly by an Albanian pole-vaulter who took to the field wearing a pair of goatskin shorts.
The Haus of Dcaligari 