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Perfection: Buddy Childers - 'Sentimental Sam' (1955)

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Marc Myers
Aug 07, 2025
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Summer always reminds me of Los Angeles and the thick, humid heat. But it's not so much the heat as it is the mood. Because I'm a romantic, when I'm in L.A. in the summer, I always imagine it's 1955. A private detective with his tie loosened and light-colored suit jacket off is sitting in a black Buick Century staking out a tropical-themed, one-story ap…

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