. . . the Associated Press spokesperson narrating this timely expose GOING TO BLAZES! laments after noting that dames burn down 15,000 U.S. homes annually by thoughtlessly leaving their electric irons plugged in when no longer being used. When GOING TO BLAZES! was released, the American Core Curriculum for high school gals was Home Economics. At least one hour per week was spent in reminding these young ladies that they soon would have homes of their own (usually within weeks of graduation, if not before), and it would be up to them to unplug this simple household device as soon as all the diapers, socks, and tea towels were ironed. But most of these reminders fell upon unpierced ears, as the millions of bucks lavished on Home-Ec soon went up in smoke. This epidemic of mindless bimbos acting as witless pyromaniacs forced America's Men of Invention to come up with Permanent Press Wash & Wear fabrics. Without these Forward Thinking guys, it's unlikely that very many American families would have roofs over their heads Today. GOING TO BLAZES! may well be the short that saved the USA!
Review of Going to Blazes!
Going to Blazes!
(1948)
"Sometimes I think women do not understand electricity . . . "
19 March 2019
Warning: Spoilers