Khrushchev and the Can-Can
The visit by Premier Khrushchev (1894–1971) to Los Angeles was considered a low point of the trip. During the studio luncheon, Khrushchev and Twentieth Century-Fox president Spyros Skouras (1893–1971) heckled each other, after which the premier visited the set of the movie Can-Can, where Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), Maurice Chevalier (1888–1972), Shirley MacLaine (b. 1934), and scantily-clad dancers performed. Khrushchev later commented, “It was immoral. Humanity’s face is more beautiful than her backside.” Bob Hope, in this National Press Club talk, satirized Khrushchev’s reaction.
The visit by Premier Khrushchev (1894–1971) to Los Angeles was considered a low point of the trip. During the studio luncheon, Khrushchev and Twentieth Century-Fox president Spyros Skouras (1893–1971) heckled each other, after which the premier visited the set of the movie <em>Can-Can,</em> where Frank Sinatra (1915–1998), Maurice Chevalier (1888–1972), Shirley MacLaine (b. 1934), and scantily-clad dancers performed. Khrushchev later commented, “It was immoral. Humanity’s face is more beautiful than her backside.” Bob Hope, in this National Press Club talk, satirized Khrushchev’s reaction.