Barbara Weeks

  • A. Edward Sutherland – Palmy Days (1931)

    1931-1940A. Edward SutherlandComedyMusicalUSA

    Review of the film from the IMDb by “AlsExGal” (posted 31 January, 2010):
    At a time when musicals had fallen completely out of favor with the movie-going public, Eddie Cantor and Busby Berkeley were still able to bring smiles to faces and audiences into theaters with this 1931 pseudo-musical by offering a bankable star (Cantor) in a foolproof formula. The title refers to a ring of bogus spiritualists for which Cantor’s character has served unwittingly as a front man. During the film Eddie falls repeatedly into some dangerous or embarrassing situation and by virtue of his own hyperactivity emerges victorious in each case.Read More »

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