Author Archive: Retro

Tall talking radio cowboy star goes to a Mexican village, where he must pretend he’s the real deal and frighten away some bandits. Songs include: “I’ll Never Forget Fiesta”, “Ride Mi Caballeros”, “Never Trust a Jumping Bean”, “The Two Bravest Hombres In All Mexico” and more. Produced by Hal Roach. Dir. LeRoy J. Prinz

Innocent young Cheryl (Powell) visits her sister in New York, who is supposedly a Broadway star. In reality, she’s a stripper in a burlesque show, and when Cheryl finds out, she tries to marry her off to a Broadway producer. Dir. Arthur Lubin

Musical biographical account of Pearl White’s life as the silent serial queen. Color. Dir. George Marshall.

Adaption of play, “Darling I Love You” -A pianist trying to get his masterpiece published takes on jobs as a drummer to make ends meet.

Breen’s screen debut as a talented youngster who runs away from his orphanage and joins a travelling circus, which eventually leads to a shot at singing opera in New York. Songs include: “Let’s Sing Again”, “Lullaby”, “Farmer in the Dell”, “La Donna e Mobile,” (from Verdi’s “Rigoletto”). Dir. Kurt Neumann. Circus life and backstage theater drama of a broken home and the custody of a child; featuring Bobby Breen, the famous child star.

Debt-ridden New England country girl inherits an ice show that has been run into bankrupcy by a conniving competitor. Dir. Bernard Vorhaus

A scientist’s obsessive jealousy about his wife, a professional opera singer, endangers their marriage.

Rae Lane entices her workaholic boss to come to a nudist camp in the hopes of winning his heart. Things go swimmingly, until attractive and pert blond Barbara captures his attention.

A wealthy young woman, racked with guilt because she wasn’t there when her mother died, is so desperate to contact her that she gets involved with a phony mystic who promises to put her in touch with her mother’s spirit, but who is really after her money. A reporter who loves the young woman sets out to expose the phony “psychic” for the charlatan he is.