A great little musical short which shows how incredibly versatile an actor Franklin Pangborn was.
Pangborn is probably best known for appearing with W.C. Fields in The Bank Dick. He also appeared in several Hal Roach produced comedies in the 1930s, most notably as photographer "Otto Phocus" in the Our Gang comedy, "Wild Poses" in 1933.
Probably the only place you can see this particular film is on one of those "short/filler" slots on the Turner Classic Movies channel, but if you do catch it, consider yourself truly lucky!
What also struck me as quite interesting was that, unlike in later musicals, the actors were not lip syncing to a previously recorded musical and vocal track. It's their own voices, captured on the soundtrack live as the cameras rolled.
Pangborn is probably best known for appearing with W.C. Fields in The Bank Dick. He also appeared in several Hal Roach produced comedies in the 1930s, most notably as photographer "Otto Phocus" in the Our Gang comedy, "Wild Poses" in 1933.
Probably the only place you can see this particular film is on one of those "short/filler" slots on the Turner Classic Movies channel, but if you do catch it, consider yourself truly lucky!
What also struck me as quite interesting was that, unlike in later musicals, the actors were not lip syncing to a previously recorded musical and vocal track. It's their own voices, captured on the soundtrack live as the cameras rolled.