58 minutes of bizarre comedies. Not necessarily funny, but definitely novel.
This collection features some bizarre comedy shorts, mostly from Educational Pictures (these are not school films). For those who don't know, Educational Pictures intended to make educational films for schools, but without success there they ventured into making very low budget theatrical comedy shorts.
It you are looking for true classic comedies, look elsewhere.
These are of interest more for their rare unusual situations than their quality of comedy. Mercifully all but "Hotel Anchovy" are only 10 minutes long or less, keeping them as novelties.
This also includes a short called "The Memory Lingers On" which features silent newsreel clips from WWI on. This could be the most worthwhile film in this collection.
1930 "What Ho, Romeo" is a bland Jack Benny short. Not really a short at all, this is a 9 minute Home Movie excerpt from the bland Public Domain (widely available) 66 minute feature "The Medicine Man". And when you watch it, you will notice that...
Shorter than expected, but fun
I didn't realize the Jack Benny film was quite as short as it turned out to be. I think there may have been some missing parts, but even so, it was fun to see him look like he was even less than 39 years old!
The other shorts were interesting. The Ritz Brothers are amusing - very physical, even more so than the Marx Brothers. And I'm surprised Pinky Lee didn't become even more popular than he did!
Fascinating that somehow most of these were call "educational!" The only one that approached that classification was "The Memory Lingers On."
All rather corny, but a nice view of a different time!
love it
yup... i love the movie but i Love the Ritz Brothers... i think they are the greatest... they really make me laugh...so it dosen't matter what movie they are in the movie will always be good to me...
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