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"One, Two, Three" is an hilarious comedy about the establishment of Coca Cola bottling plants in Europe--specifically in Western Germany, where of course hijinks ensue with East Germans.

The daughter of the Coke CEO visits, falls in love with, and marries a young "true believer" East German communist. When the CEO comes for a visit, they have to turn the communist into a proper American capitalist in 2 days.

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"Good By Lenin" is another fine comedy in which a son trying to maintain the illusion the Berlin Wall hasn't fallen for the sake of his dying mother creates fake TV broadcasts announcing the Coca Cola billboards appearing everywhere are a celebration of Coca Cola's socialist, East German origins.

This is one of my favorite foreign films.

Definitely one of Cagney's best films.

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