Summaries

This film is a compilation, with narration by Steve Allen, of comedies from the old Mack Sennett silent studio. Sennett, himself, appears in a cameo at the end of the film.

With Steve Allen doing the weaving, four Mack Sennett shorts are woven together in this Sennett compilation; two are complete and the other two have only minor deletions. The shorts used were: "Sing, Bing, Sing" and "In the Blue of the Night", both starring Bing Crosby; "The Dentist" with W.C.Fields; and "The Singing Boxer" with Donald Novis. There were also ten songs, many that became hits (in their time) and one that later became Crosby's theme song.—Les Adams <[email protected]>

Steve Allen is a late night television announcer. He is the link to a collection of old movie 2-reelers. Some early Bing Crosby musical shorts are shown. Also an early Donald Novis boxing short where he sings "I'll Always Be In Love With You".—Norm Roth <[email protected]>

Details

Keywords
  • song
  • singing
  • parody comedy
  • dentist
  • compilation
Genres
  • Comedy
  • History
  • Music
Release date Aug 1, 1949
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) Approved
Countries of origin United States
Language English
Production companies Aubrey Schenck Productions Mack Sennett Comedies

Box office

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 10m
Color Black and White
Aspect ratio 1.37 : 1

Synopsis

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