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Breakfast in Hollywood (1946)
I Guess You Had To be There
There's only one thing good about this movie--actually two--the inclusion of special musical guests Nat King Cole and his Trio and Spike Jones. Anyone who likes the nostalgia involved with Spike and his crazy band of loonies, will be happy to know that there were no electronic gimmicks used in these performances.
Every pistol shot, gurgle, burp, and every other noise is supplied live and in real time by Spike and members of his crew. The fact is, these were top notch professionals who were highly trained in their art. They went through hours of rehearsal just to get their parts down right.
That's all I can say about the film which is now in a box set of 49 other "musical" films from the 20s-to the 60s...
I Love to Singa (1936)
I Love To Singa
This cute 1936 cartoon has recently been restored on the Looney Tunes Volume 2 DVD box set. You will find it's original opening titles as opposed to the BLUE RIBBON reissue titles that have been seen for years.By the way, did you know that Tommy "Butch" Bond from the OUR GANG/LITTLE RASCALS did the voice of young Owl Jolson in this cartoon, which can also be heard (in a short audio snippet) in the first episode of SOUTH PARK--the one entitled "Cartman Gets An Anal Probe"? The cartoon itself is sort of a parody of Al Jolson's real life, being put down by his family for choosing to sing a different kind of music than his family; and after all Jolson was still somewhat of a big star at Warner Bros. so he was fair game for a caricature.