Fine bakery (Del Ponte) in Bradley Beach. Paul Goldfinger photo. Greetings from Blabfinger.
This recording (below). is from a recent movie: Identify the movie and win a Paul Goldfinger black and white photograph. Blogfinger@verizon.net.
WE HAVE A WINNER WHO WANTS TO REMAIN ANONYMOUS. He/she will receive a prize. Congratulations for a brilliant pick up.
Here is what our winner said, “Blue Moon”
which was released in October 2025
Great Sound Bite!
Dave’s True Story:
But there is more, and this is extraordinary, brought to my attention by Stephen Goldfinger: The film “Blue Moon” was written by Robert Kaplow, screenwriter who was a teacher in NJ schools such as Summit High School. The dialogue takes place over a single night at Sardi’s in 1943.
Here is another quote to identify. The line about women in Bradley Beach is, “You can’t find a woman in Bradley Beach who’ll look at me twice, but in my head, I’m being adored by the most beautiful girl in the world.” Stephen found this: “Kaplow often integrates New Jersey references into his work. Perhaps that explains the quote.
Blue Moon is a wonderful movie (2025 film about song writing and Broadway shows in the 1950’s). It features an amazing script regarding lyricist Lorenz Hart.
Here is the Blogfinger review:
I watched the movie twice, and when I realized that Bradley Beach is part of the dialogue, I wondered how many of you who saw the film were awake when this mini-conversation occurred. (above). Thanks to EILEEN GOLDFINGER who obtained this audio clip for us.
Bradley Beach was a resort with many Jewish vacationers. And there are many Jewish Bradley Beachers. I actually wrote about a synagogue that still exists in town. Below is a link to that Blog post.
And here is a song from the movie performed by Kevin Kline: