Shortly after the release of The Lost Weekend, comedian Joe E. Lewis mentioned the film in his show at the Copacabana. "Anybody except me see that picture, that picture The Lost Weekend?" he cried. "I want to tell you something, ladies and gentlemen, it sure got to me, that picture. And I want to tell you, after seeing that picture, I have sworn off - I am through!" Then, after a dramatic pause, he continued: "I will never go to see another picture again as long as I live!"
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A very funny Joe E. Lewis quote. However, the picture you've posted along with this great anecdote is not comedian Joe E. Lewis, but comic actor Joe E. Brown (Who played Oswald the millionaire in "Some Like it Hot.") A rather common mistake, but as I am a Joe E. Lewis-phile I thought I would mention it. Thanks for the story.
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