An irrepressible character actor with a wit as dry as a martini in the Gobi Desert, Charles Butterworth played the leading man's charmingly daffy sidekick in screwball comedies throughout the 1930s - a decade he spent almost constantly inebriated, both on-screen and off. Out of Those Wet Clothes and Into a Dry Martini (the title inspired by his most famous one-liner) provides an intoxicating look at this nearly-forgotten master of the comic quip and cynical aside through his preferred lens - the bottom of a glass. This delicious compendium offers up an entertaining profile of Butterworth, hilarious excerpts from his movies, and a whimsical assortment of rare-and-rediscovered cocktail recipes from the watering holes of vintage Hollywood.
| Author: Michael Turback |
| Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform |
| Publication Date: Jul 25, 2014 |
| Number of Pages: 130 pages |
| Binding: Paperback or Softback |
| ISBN-10: 1500662224 |
| ISBN-13: 9781500662226 |
