The Happiness Boys Billy Jones and Ernie Hare are invited to a party but separate themselves from the rest of the guests, so they cannot be urged to perform. However, they are watching the other guests from radio doing their stuff: song team Reece and Dunn (Les Reis and Artie Dunn), as well as the The Funnyboners are singing, Smith Ballew and Frances Langford are exchanging love songs, Arthur Tracy tries his luck with a girl, just to find out that she prefers Bing Crosby, and 4 orchestra leaders are trying to find out who the best conductor is by conducting a piece of recorded music.
Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s radio history or just want to see how weirdly staged these short variety films can be. If you are looking for actual drama or a story that goes anywhere, you are going to hate this. It is basically just a string of performances held together by a t...
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"Is it worth your time? Honestly, only if you have a soft spot for 1930s radio history or just want to see how weirdly staged these short variety films can be. If you are looking for actual drama or a story that goes anywhere, you are going to hate this. It is basically just a string of performances held together by a thin thread of a party. The whole thing feels like one of those weird dreams where everyone is singing at you. Billy Jones and Ernie Hare spend most of the time trying to avoid bei..."
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