Opening with a credit line that reads "Entire production conceived, created and directed by George White," a film evolves where the only plot line is a thin backstage romance between Jimmy Martin and Kitty Donnelly in and around a dozen or more sketches, revues, black-outs and singing and dancing turns. Made before the birth of the production code, reviewers of the day found much to object about in the implications of Alice Faye's "Nasty Man" song with the Meglin Kiddies, and the dog action in the "Your Dog Loves My Dog" number by Vallee, Faye, Jimmy Durante and Dixie Dunbar.
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for pre-code Hollywood weirdness or if you’re a massive fan of Jimmy Durante shouting at things. If you need a coherent story to keep you awake, you are going to be bored to tears within twenty minutes. This isn't a movie so much as a loud, chaotic scrapbook...
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for pre-code Hollywood weirdness or if you’re a massive fan of Jimmy Durante shouting at things. If you need a coherent story to keep you awake, you are going to be bored to tears within twenty minutes. This isn't a movie so much as a loud, chaotic scrapbook of 1934 stage life. The whole thing starts with a credit that basically says, "George White did everything, you're welcome." It’s the kind of ego-driven intro that tells you exac..."
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Henry Johnson, George White, Jack Yellen, Irving Caesar, Sig Herzig, Joe Cunningham, William M. Conselman, Samuel Shipman
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