Introduction is through the medium of a Negro marionette who ambles into a projection room and monkeys around with the projector, thereby setting off the various specialties by the orchestra and its individual entertainers..
Is it worth your time? Look, if you have a soft spot for early variety shorts and want to see how they tried to string musical acts together before the days of actual editing, maybe give it a spin. If you are easily annoyed by dated, somewhat cringey puppetry or need a cohesive plot, you are going to hate this. It’s a ...
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George M. Arthur
Ralph Ince
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"Is it worth your time? Look, if you have a soft spot for early variety shorts and want to see how they tried to string musical acts together before the days of actual editing, maybe give it a spin. If you are easily annoyed by dated, somewhat cringey puppetry or need a cohesive plot, you are going to hate this. It’s a very specific kind of weird. The whole thing starts with this marionette just wandering into a projection room. It starts messing with the equipment like it’s no big deal. It’s ki..."
George M. Arthur
United States
1934 · IMDb 6.1
