tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post112133563925103740..comments2024-03-18T21:13:24.011-07:00Comments on Crushed by Inertia: Unfaithfully Yours & Palm Beach StoryLonshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07614633082974536229noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9281117.post-44682007565204879862007-10-27T15:04:00.000-07:002007-10-27T15:04:00.000-07:00I just saw the Palm Beach Story, and when I heard ...I just saw the Palm Beach Story, and when I heard Mary Astor's character's special way of talking, I instantly thought: Maude Lebowski. It is more than likely she was the inspiration, and as another blogger pointed out, the Toto charachter in Palm Beach Story could also be the inspiration for Donny in the Big Lebowski. The Coen Bros. have apparently been open about their love of Sturges, and the title "Oh Brother, Where Art Thou" comes from Sturges' Sullivan's Travels.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com