(65 min) Released 1938-12-02
Director: Otto Brower
Stars: Henry Arthur, Joan Valerie, Henry Armetta, Bill Robinson
Genres: Crime | Drama | Sport
http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0030684/
Bootleg copy, mediocre print. Disc gets stuck in a loop after the movie is done. On Samsung BRP, bring up Tools, go back to chapter 1, press Enter, and be patient. (I tried unplugging the power on the player, and it didn't help.) I was not able to play the end of the movie on BRP, but my cheapy external dvd player/burner for laptop was fine. Maybe next time try it on the OPPO; it won't play at all on the portable.
This is not a musical. Bill Robinson does dance for about a minute starting at 37:20. He's dressed in greasy overalls because he's a mechanic, and he dances a little around his shop. Some of it is filmed waist-up. I'm glad I didn't pay much for this, but the completist in me wants all of BR's dancing on film. This does NOT go on the W.D. list.
The most familiar face besides BR is Henry Armetta as the Italian grocer. He adds warmth and humor.
The rest of the film is about auto racing in '38. The cars look like souped up go-carts. The subject doesn't really interest me. Chariot races are much more exciting.
Fox, dir, Brower; 5
