A Damsel in Distress (Solved by RedOctober25)

Where would one find this idol, which is neither a damsel nor in distress?

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(This is my first Where Am I?, so it's bound to be either ridiculously easy or totally insoluble.)


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Re: A Damsel in Distress

An excellent guess, but mostly incorrect.

 

Re: A Damsel in Distress

You're both cold. The topic is a clue, but it may take some digging to ferret it out.

 

Re: A Damsel in Distress

oh cripes! Kate capshaw was a damsel who put ME in distress. must be nice to be Spielberg's girlfriend at the time. I did not like IJ&TOD at all. raiders and last crusade were epic. I even liked crystal skull. TOD? not so much.

 

Re: A Damsel in Distress

The last two guesses from Illinois are much warmer; at least they're in the correct park.

I knew all along my clue would be way too obscure, so here's a hint: "A Damsel in Distress" is the name of a movie musical. The title of one of the Gershwin songs from that movie will tell you where to look.

 

Re: A Damsel in Distress

Here is the soundtrack listing:
# "I Can't Be Bothered Now"
# "The Jolly Tar and the Milkmaid"
# "Put Me to the Test"
# "Stiff Upper Lip"
# "Things Are Looking Up"
# "Sing of Spring"
# "A Foggy Day"
# "Nice Work If You Can Get It"
# "Ah! Che a Voi Perdoni Iddio (Ah! May Heaven to You Grant Pardon)"
# "Nice Work If You Can Get It"

Only one that jumped out at me is "things are looking up" which in DHS leads me to Tower...

 

No more calls, please, we have a winner. Don Pardo, tell him what he's won.


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This is to the right of the entrance to The Great Movie Ride, behind the sorcerer's hat. Since you have to look up to see it, the song "Things Are Looking Up" kept going through my head. A little research led me to the movie called "A Damsel in Distress".

You could also do degrees of separation:
Look up to see the statue.
"Things Are Looking Up" from the movie "A Damsel in Distress".
Fred Astaire, George Burns and Gracie Allen were in that movie.
Burns and Allen were also in "International House".
"International House" is set in China (in the city of WuHu, where Doctor Wong has invented television).
The statue is at a replica of the Chinese Theater.

Convoluted, eh?


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great one, dennis.