56: A Tale of Two Mollys: An American Girl on the Home Front

Dolls of Our Lives

Allison Horrocks and Mary Mahoney

Society & Culture, History

4.9 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 22 February 2021

⏱️ 64 minutes

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Summary

When Molly McIntire is told that everyone must do their part during a war, she takes that command seriously. While rocking a middle part and dancing in her town's tap dance revue, Molly ascends to the big screen in "Molly: An American Girl on the Home Front" (2006). Though many esteemed filmmakers have tried to capture war on film, few have been so bold as to include a soda jerk uttering the line: “Sorry girls there’s no ice cream today." Tune in to hear us talk about the iconic teen queen Molly Ringwald, who plays Molly's mother, and the fantastic cast of child actors. Once again, this American Girl film proves that there's no small parts (there is, however, little brother erasure).

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0:00.0	Allison, I come before you today with a very, very solemn question.
0:05.6	Oh, I'm ready.
0:06.5	So as you know, we watched the Miley movie for today's episode.
0:09.7	And I guess just in light of recent events,
0:11.9	I would just love to hear from you using only a song title
0:16.3	by one Miz Comrad Spears.
0:18.8	What is your review of this movie?
0:20.8	Well, in light of another cinematic masterpiece
0:24.2	been thinking about Crossroads.
0:26.1	Sure. I think we're seeing someone who is not a girl
0:29.6	and not in a woman, as you might say.
0:31.7	Interesting. Yes, I do use that phrase inappropriately
0:34.8	and probably far too much in everyday life.
0:38.0	I was going to actually say toxic.
0:41.2	Yeah, I, yeah, I mean, there's some airplane action in this film and...
0:47.6	Ooh, oof, okay, let's get into it.
0:50.7	Welcome everyone to American Girls.
1:00.6	This is the podcast where we're reliving the American Girl series
1:04.1	book by book. I'm Mary.
1:06.1	I'm still Allison.
1:07.4	Still Allison, I have been waiting for this episode, you know,
1:11.4	these past two weeks.
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