Hollywood on Parade No. A-1

A breezy ten-minute vaudeville reel of song, dance and silly gags that plays like a cheerful peek at old-time stage variety.

Directed by

Louis Lewyn

Genres

Comedy, Music

Starring

Fredric March, Mitzi Green, Ginger Rogers

Overview

In the first entry of this series, the show open with a troupe of dancing chorus girls getting a salute from crossed-eyed Ben Turpin. Then the master of ceremonies, Fredric March, brings on the various acts, starting with a pre-teen Mitzi Green), dressed as an adult and singing "Was That the Human Thing to Do?" , followed by Ginger Rogers and Jack Oakie singing-and-dancing to "The Girl Who Used to be You." Then the Three Brox Sisters do a triple imitation of Marlene Dietrich singing 'Falling in Love Again." 'Jack Duffy' does a drunken hillbilly bit involving a lamp post, the the finale has Eddie Peabody, playing a banjo for some chorus girls on a pedestal.

How it feels

Light, whimsical, campy and satirical. Brisk and fine in the background.

About

Music, celebrity, art

Content

Mild sexual content. No violence, gore or swearing.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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