“The other
[scene that stands out above the rest]
involved a handsome man, asking a dancing couple if he could cut in. The female partner, expecting his attention, agrees, only to see him dance with her male partner. Jolson then flaps his wrist and says, “Boys will be boys. Woo!”. This scene almost caused the Production Code to reject the film, and was featured in the opening scenes of the documentary film The Celluloid Closet (1996).”
Here is the actual clip, and let me tell you, Jolson’s delivery does not disappoint:
happy when we’re all done here i’ll buy you a nice big family size bottle of top shelf lube and i’ll tickle your balls till you beg me to stop and even then i won’t i just won’t do it wednesday
