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Many scenes in the film contain no old footage; these advance the plot, such as it is, but their broad humor is at odds with the subtler editing gags.
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* [[Affectionate Parody]]
* [[Actor Allusion]] - Charles Laughton who plays J J Bealer in ''The Bribe''.
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* [[Dropped a Bridget On Him]] - Steve Martin is the Bridget.
** ...dropped on {{spoiler|1=Fred MacMurray in clips from ''[[Double Indemnity]]''}}
* [[Dude, She's Like, in A Coma]] - Rigby Reardon gropes Juliette just after she passes out, in the ''first scene of the movie''. [[Refuge in Audacity|Played for laughs]]. She gets him back at the end, though.
* [[Every Man Has His Price]] - Naturally occurs in ''The Bribe'' scene.
{{quote| '''Rigby Reardon:''' Sorry, but my price for leaving stinking towns is 11,500 and a kiss on the lips from Carmen Miranda.}}
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* [[Mistaken for Gay]] - Juliette and [[White Heat|Cody Jarrett]]'s mother kiss passionately as three prison guards look on. {{spoiler|They don't know that the mother is actually Rigby Reardon in disguise.}}
* [[Non Singing Voice]] - Ava Gardner's voice in ''The Bribe'' scene was dubbed over by Eileen Wilson.
* [[One
* [[Only a Flesh Wound]] - Reardon is shot in the arm repeatedly. [[Running Gag|In the same exact spot.]]
* [[The Other Marty]] - Body doubles also help glue the film together.
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