Author Archive: Retro

Nightclub singer cares for an abandoned baby, while her rival schemes to use this situation to start scandalous rumors. Songs include “Tootin’ My Own Horn”, “Sweet Sue” & more. Dir. Howard Bretherton

New York band leader goes to Hollywood to make a film, and is mistakenly thought of as arrogant by the producers. To cure him, they decide to keep the movie’s success from him! Songs include: “Right or Wrong”, “Any Old Love”, “Out of the Blue” & more. Director Schertzinger also Produced, as well as writing the Music and Story! Dir. Victor Schertzinger

Ventriloquist can express himself only through a dummy, losing his own identity, and causing him to go insane. Dir. James Cruze.

The adventures of a group of Mexican bandits who steal from the rich and give to the poor to oust a crooked sheriff.

When his widowed mother is forced to move in with her domineering brother and his family, Bobby Breen runs away from home and joins a travelling ice revue to earn money for her. Song-filled tale.

Showcase for Benny Goodman’s vocalist Martha Tilton, who plays an out of work singer. Songs include: “I’ll Eat My Hat”, “Let’s Capture This Moment”, “Say It with Love”, “Music to My Ears”, “Highway Polka”, “Got an Invitation”. Dir. Sam Newfield

Two children inherit their foster father’s nightclub, which is on the verge of bankrupcy. To make a go of it, they bring in all kinds of acts, from jazz bands to comedy to cartoonists! Songs include: “Shoo-Shoo Baby”, “The Music Goes ‘Round and Around”, “Roundabout Way”, “Bullfrog Jump”, “How Could You Do That to Me”, “The King Was Doing the Rhumba”, “Trying to Forget” & “Can’t Take the Place of You.” Dir. William Nigh

Kiki is a 1931 American Pre-Code romantic comedy, starring Mary Pickford and Reginald Denny, which was directed by Sam Taylor. The film is a remake of the 1926 version starring Norma Talmadge.

To stay with her man, an Irish lass fends off a wealthy political boss’s advances.