Irene Bordoni sings with the Bouncing Ball; plus cartoon segments..

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Is this worth your time? Look, if you have seven minutes and a strange fascination with early talkies, sure. It’s not a film in the traditional sense. It’s more of a curiosity. If you’re looking for a narrative, you’re going to be bored to tears within sixty seconds. People who love animation history—especially the wei...

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Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

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"Is this worth your time? Look, if you have seven minutes and a strange fascination with early talkies, sure. It’s not a film in the traditional sense. It’s more of a curiosity. If you’re looking for a narrative, you’re going to be bored to tears within sixty seconds. People who love animation history—especially the weird, rubber-hose style—will probably find it charming. Irene Bordoni is... well, she’s a lot. She’s singing with that signature 1930s vibrato that sounds like it’s being beamed dir..."

