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Another Pre Code film, and another bum patting/ass slapping scene that would likely face an edit in today's version of the Hayes Code, this is from 42nd Street, and the one that started the popularity of the 1930's musicals. It shot Ruby Keeler to stardom, while also featuring Ginger Rogers as a character called Anytime Annie (the joke being that the only time she ever said no was when she didn't understand the question!). Nice trivia as it is, the scene in this video doesn't feature either, but involves Guy Kibbee and an actress whose name I do not know. It's the scene at a party where a drunk Kibbee attempts to convince said girl to jump into his arms as he used to be the "hop-skipping jumper of his town." Needless to say he drops her, leading to her giving him a light slap across his chops. He in turn waits until she turns her back before giving her a healthy slap across her backside, before then attempting to show off his strength to her by tearing a phone book in half. The lady watching unimpressed from the sidelines, by the way, is Bebe Daniels.