The first in a series of shorts highlighting songwriters of the era. This one features Sammy Fain, supported by Evelyn Hoey and The Eton Boys, singing songs he wrote, including "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me", "Was That the Human Thing to Do" and "Let a Smile Be Your Umbrella.
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a weird obsession with how people performed music before television existed. If you like 1930s jazz-pop or just want to see how these early shorts were slapped together, you might get a kick out of it. If you need a plot or, you know, anything happening on screen, you’l...
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a weird obsession with how people performed music before television existed. If you like 1930s jazz-pop or just want to see how these early shorts were slapped together, you might get a kick out of it. If you need a plot or, you know, anything happening on screen, you’ll probably want to skip this one. It’s barely ten minutes long. It’s basically just a stage setup with some people standing around singing. The vibe There is absolutely no attemp..."
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