Ruth Etting singing on the radio is challenged by her records on another station, so the station managers create a contest..


Is this thing worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s radio aesthetics or you're deep in a rabbit hole of early talkie shorts. If you hate scratchy audio and plots that move at the speed of a dial-up modem, you will probably want to turn this off after about three minutes. 📻 Ruth Etting is b...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.

Joseph Henabery

Lloyd Ingraham
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"Is this thing worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s radio aesthetics or you're deep in a rabbit hole of early talkie shorts. If you hate scratchy audio and plots that move at the speed of a dial-up modem, you will probably want to turn this off after about three minutes. 📻 Ruth Etting is basically the whole show here. She’s got that specific, haunting way of phrasing things that you just don't hear anymore. It’s a shame the movie itself is so focused on this weird "..."
Betty Jane Cooper
Cyrus Wood, Eddie Moran, A. Dorian Otvos
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