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| Hollywood Heritage Museum; Evening @ The Barn | |
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| mort bakaprevski | Oct 16 2009, 07:24 AM Post #31 |
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And, I wish I woulda known you were there!! I was in the back on the right side. I asked the question about the current boundaries of Edendale. Now that I've thought about it, it might be impossible to define it in terms of current streets as, probably, the majority of 'em didn't even exist back in those days. I sent an email to the Echo Park Historical Society for possible current boundaries. We'll see what they say (if anything)! BTW, I have a question for you regarding the music from DIAMOND JIM over on your thread. |
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| mort bakaprevski | Nov 12 2009, 02:08 PM Post #32 |
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Last nite, the Hollywood Heritage Museum featured Eddie Cantor. The presentation, itself, was somewhat disappointing in terms of the amount of information & historical photos presented. On the other hand, this was the first meeting, I have attended, where they actually presented a full movie… and the film selected (KID MILLIONS) was definitely a winner. All of the Cantor films produced by Sam Goldwyn were somewhat lavish in their approach, & this was no exception. Sam didn’t skimp on the writing side either & this picture had the benefits of Nunnaly Johnson providing the storyline & Nat Perrin & Arthur Sheekman delivering the gags (some, obviously, pre-code). The main cast included Ethel Merman, who (wonder of wonders) sings very pleasantly. George Murphy & Ann Sothern are the romantic couple who also do a bit of singing & dancing. Warren Hymer does his usual stupid, tough-guy shtick, but seems to mainly function as the recipient of one-line zingers (some of which were very funny) from Ms. Merman. Naturally, Cantor does his obligatory black-face act… & if this offends you, just skip it. Of course, in doing so, you’ll also miss some fantastic dancing from the Nicholas Brothers (at one point, an unexpected split from Fayard brought a spontaneous (& loud) “WOW” from me… much to my own surprise). They’re just kids in this film (Fayard is about 19 & Harold about 12, BUT both look much younger), however the stuff they do here is already incredible. No Goldwyn film would be complete without the Goldwyn Girls & they definitely show up frequently here. Easily spotted was Lucille Ball, but (supposedly) Paulette Goddard & Barbara Pepper were also in there somewhere. The last reel of the film was one of the first utilizations of 3-strip Technicolor & it’s a beauty. Eddie has utilized his millions to build a Willy Wonka-like ice-cream factory. Kids in attendance include a number from Our Gang including Stymie Beard (speaking part) & Tommy Bond. And, of course, three of the Bupp siblings. Part of the enjoyment of the movie was watching it with an audience. Several times I found myself laughing loudly at a joke… which would have probably just brought a smile to my lips were I watching, alone, on my TV. Definitely a different, & pleasurable experience. In the audience was Eddie’s granddaughter who spoke briefly. Also there was the late Fayard Nicholas’ wife… who remarked on the pleasure of seeing the brothers on a large screen (this was larger than most TV’s, but definitely not a theatre screen). Charles Middleton’s grandson got up & said a few words… and closed with a spot-on vocal impersonation of his grandfather. Fun evening… begun, of course, at Musso & Frank’s. |
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| panzer the great & terrible | Nov 12 2009, 07:24 PM Post #33 |
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Kid Millions and Whoopie are the only two good Cantor movies, in fact both are excellent; the evil twin is Whoopie (with an outrageous gay subtext) and the good twin, Kid Millions, a kid-friendly movie if ever there was one. I wish I could see either on a big screen. One great song in Millions, two in Whoopie. |
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