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- TriviaVitaphone production reel #2691.
- Quotes
Jack Waldron, Himself: Hello, everybody. I'm going to sing you one or two little songs. I don't sing well, but, I sing loud. I had my nose lifted last week so I could be heard in the balcony. That is, if you have a balcony.
- SoundtracksBack in Your Own Back Yard
(uncredited)
Music by Dave Dreyer
Lyrics by Billy Rose and Al Jolson
Sung as "Back in Her Own Back Yard" with comic lyrics
Performed by Jack Waldron
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Starts off slow but it does get a bit better...just a bit. And then...well...you might just wanna skip this one!
"A Breath of Broadway" is a Vitaphone short starring Jack Waldron, a performer about who I could find very little on the internet. He is an unusual looking performer, as he just looks like some ordinary balding middle-aged guy. He sings, tells jokes and dances at the very end.
As far as his singing goes, it's okay...nothing great but competent. When he then began telling jokes, things improved a lot and a few of his comments were pretty funny. So, I found I initially disliked the film but liked it more and more as I watched...UNTIL Waldron made a racist comment. He said "I'm going to show you a colored man taking his morning exercise" and then he does a really cool dance....but the racist comment is shocking when you see it today and overshadowed his nice dancing.
As far as his singing goes, it's okay...nothing great but competent. When he then began telling jokes, things improved a lot and a few of his comments were pretty funny. So, I found I initially disliked the film but liked it more and more as I watched...UNTIL Waldron made a racist comment. He said "I'm going to show you a colored man taking his morning exercise" and then he does a really cool dance....but the racist comment is shocking when you see it today and overshadowed his nice dancing.
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- planktonrules
- Jan 24, 2017
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- Jack Waldron in 'A Breath of Broadway'
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- Runtime8 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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