Musical joke
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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Mask of Dimitrios
LCShackley — 17 years ago(August 14, 2008 03:20 PM)
There's a scene in the film where the villains take Mr. & Mrs. Bulic out to a fancy restaurant for dinner and dancing. Everyone fawns over the beautiful Mrs. Bulic, calling her "madame" over and over again. Just as Grudek is about to kiss her hand, the orchestra strikes up the song "I KISS YOUR HAND, MADAME."
The song continues to play under most of the scene. Obviously someone in the music department was having a good time, underscoring the scene with an ironic tune. Because this is a relatively obscure song, I just thought you'd like to know!
(I learned the song thanks to Spike Jones, whose version ends with the lyrics "I kiss your hand, madame, 'cause I can't stand your breath."