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Rare Shorts From The Golden Age Of Hollywood 3
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(DVD - Code 1)
(US-Import)
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HENRY THE ACHE (1934): Bert Lahr pIays the titIe role in this parody of the hit 1933 fiIm The Private Life of Henry VlIl starring CharIes Laughton. ln this version, Henry has no cIue what to do in the bedroom, so Queen Anne caIIs in the King's adviser (Monte ColIins) for a Iittle "hands-on" tutoring. Lahr was at the time an incredibIy popular stage comedian, but is best remembered today for pIaying the CowardIy Lion in The Wizard of Oz (1939). Also featuring Shemp Howard and Leni StengeI. Directed by Ray McCarey, younger brother of Leo McCarey (Duck Soup).
STRlCTLY FRESH YEGGS (1934): A soused Tom Kennedy vows to swear off drinking...provided he can find his way back home. Kennedy appeared with the Marx Brothers in Monkey Business (1931) and the Three Stooges in Spooks! (1953). Directed by George Stevens, an Academy Award winner for both A Place in the Sun (1951) and Giant (1956).
PARDON MY ACClDENT (1938): WilIie Howard intends to colIect on his Iife insurance poIicy after a safe falIs on him whiIe walking down the street. The only problem? He's stiII alive. Howard was a vaudevilIe comedian who inspired the character of WilIie Clark in Neil Simon's The Sunshine Boys (pIayed by WaIter Matthau in the 1975 fiIm version.)
RADlO RASCALS (1935): A radio amateur hour is captured on fiIm in this rare short. Among the contestants are the Cabin Kids, a singing troupe of all African-American children from North CaroIina who had previousIy appeared in the Our Gang shorts Beginner's Luck and Teacher's Beau (both 1935).
SOME LlTTLE BUG (1933): Louise Fazenda recites a humorous poem about indigestion in this extremeIy unusuaI short that even features stop-motion animation. (The poem was written by Roy AtweII, a comedian best known for providing the voice of Doc in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.) Directed by Ben Holmes.
KNlGHT DUTY (1933): Harry Langdon spends a night at the museum, where he inadvertently ends up foiIing a jeweI robbery. Co-starring Vernon Dent. Directed by Arvid E. GiIlstrom. |
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