Author Archive: Retro

In this corn-pone musical comedy, an innocent milker soothes his cow by singing the songs he secretly writes. When others hear of it, they attempt to exploit him. Unfortunately for them, he can only compose in the presence of his favorite cow.

Homer Tompkins, a trusting young musician with aspirations of becoming a radio star, is installed in a fine set of offices in Reno by a quartet of “easy money” con artists who have bugged rooms and suites, with the title of “professional listener”, and he passes off what he hears to his employers, Lulu, Trixie, Maurice and Champ and they use the information for blackmail purposes. They also so involve his sweetheart, Toots, that he can not withdraw even when he finally learns he is being used as a tool.

Mild-mannered waltz instructor is kidnapped by pirates whose ship lands at Las Palamos, where the landlubbers assume the dancer is a pirate cheiftan. Dir. Lloyd Corrigan

Cartoonist falls for his boss’ daughter. Produced by Dave Fleischer. Dir. Ernst Lubitsch.

At summer camp, Breen befriends a famed composer who has writer’s block. He finds his muse in Bobby’s mom, a popular singer whose fiance refuses to let her return to the stage. Dir. Kurt Neumann

Joe Bagley, owner of the Blue Heaven Club, tries to foster a romance between shy pianist Sandy Elliott and band vocalist June Mayfield. Joe tells June that Sandy is really a professional, masked wrestler known as “The Devil.” Wally Porter, also in love with June doesn’t believe the story. The real wrestler breaks a leg in a match and Sandy, in order to keep up the ruse now has to wear a cast on his leg. June attends a match and hears the real Devil announce his engagement to another girl.

The film is set in Memphis, Tennessee and focuses on a street sweeper who comes upon a large parcel of money. He uses the newly acquired wealth to go on a spending spree, with the hope of getting back at an old girlfriend who dumped him for another man. However, complications arise when it is discovered the money is counterfeit.

Kurt Weill-Maxwell Anderson musical of New York’s early days, with smash hit “September Song.”

Astaire and Meredith are hilarious as a rival pair of partying trumpet players who are both after the same woman and the same job: a gig with Artie Shaw. Dir. H.C. Potter