Turnabout

1931

Turnabout begins with a description of how much Sally Willows hates the sound of her husband's cracking toes. Tim Willows likes nothing better than a good toe cracking. The couple begin bickering and arouse the attention of Mr. Ram, a little Egyption idol statuette resting on the mantle of their bedroom. Mr. Ram can only take so much of this bickering night after night and proceeds to transfer Tim's mind to Sally's and vice versa. In other words, Tim becomes Sally and Sally becomes Tim.

One of the funniest scenes I can remember reading is then a pregnant Tim (Sally) has to go to the doctor for a complete physical. Even though the text is nearing 70 years old, Thorne Smith's wonderful writing style is still as fresh and funny today as it was when it first came out.
Yes, this is a familiar theme, but this is the story that started it all. Yet another wonderful example of Thorne Smith's innovative contribution to the world of film and literature.

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