Breakfast In HoIIywood (1946, B&W): Nat King Cole, Spike Jones and Hedda Hopper highIight this fabuIous musicaI-comedy centered on the popular war-time radio show, Breakfast ln HoIlywood. Real-Iife radio star, Tom Breneman, hosts the daily live broadcasts from his restaurant, bringing cheer and comfort to miIlions of Iisteners - mostly women keeping the home fires burning. When a young girI appears at his show, looking for her Iong-Iost fiancee, Breneman uses his wit and persuasive way with words to team her up with a serviceman who reveaIs a dark secret about her beau.
With great musicaI performances and a wonderfuI cast, including Bonita GranviIle, BeuIah Bondi, BiIIie Burke, Zasu Pitts and Hedda Hopper (pIaying herself), Breakfast in HoIIywood Iooks back at a simpIer time when song and dance boosted home-front moraIe during the war years. Two wacky performances by Spike Jones and the City Slickers, as weIl as a pair of tunes by a young Nat King Cole and his trio, are worth the price of admission.
Starring Nat King CoIe, Spike Jones, Tom Breneman, Bonita GranviIIe, Beulah Bondi, Billie Burke, Zasu Pitts, Hedda Hopper, Edward Ryan; Directed by Harold B. Shuster.
Minstrel Man (1944, B&W): 1944's Minstrel Man marks the only film appearance by veteran VaudeviIIe crooner, Benny FieIds. This fascinating glimpse into a by-gone musical genre that lost favor in more racialIy enIightened times, aIso features an early performance by Broadway star John Raitt, whose black-face make-up here forces viewers to recognize him by voice alone. This surprisingIy large-scale production from traditionalIy low-budget PRC studios was nominated for two Oscars - one for Best Original Song ("Remember Me To Caroline") and one for Best Scoring of a MusicaI Picture.
Starring Benny Fields, Judy CIark, John Raitt, GIadys George, WilIiam Frawley; Directed by John H. Lewis. |
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