Don't Bet on Love
A plumber wins big at the racetrack but then his luck runs out and almost ruins his business. His manicurist girlfriend stands by him and helps him readjust to life as a plumber.
Murray Roth
Casts & Crew
Lew Ayres
Ginger Rogers
Charley Grapewin
Shirley Grey
Tom Dugan
Merna Kennedy
Lucile Gleason
Robert Emmett O'Connor
John "Skins" Miller
Also Directed by Murray Roth
George and Gracie enter an elegant drawing room, looking everywhere for something. Turns out, they're looking for the audience, and when George spots the camera, they start in on their patter. Gracie wants to convince George that she's smart, not dizzy - it's an uphill struggle of which she's blissfully unaware. Midway through, they break into song: "Do You Believe Me?" It includes a little bit of hoofing as the chatting continues. They end on a story Gracie whispers into George's ear.
Horace Heidt and His Californians plays "Tiger Rag", "Painting the Clouds with Sunshine", "Carnival of Venice" and "I'll Never Ask for More".
In a wordless story with semi-surreal stage sets, a poor black man ventures from his ramshackle rural home to the big city, where a dancing girl in a dive two-times him. He returns to his home and wife's arms.
The second entry in the Believe It or Not series of shorts begins with Robert Ripley in his office sorting his mail. At the time he received about one million pieces of mail per year, more than any other individual. He shows the audience several of the more oddly addressed envelopes. These include one addressed in Morse code; one in Hebrew, one using the naval flag code; and one with a small tear to the left of a picture of Robert E. Lee (i.e., "Rip + Lee" = Ripley). A U.S. marshal then enters the office and arrests Ripley.....
A comedic team. The Ann seems to try and come across as a Mae West type. Jay plays the role of the straight partner.
Ben Bernie and his orchestra play a few songs for a vitaphone recording.
This brash comedy team toured extensively in vaudeville, and even made a Victor 78 of much of the material contained in this short.
An energetic "heavyweight" song and dance troupe of six performs with gusto.
Gags and patter from an armed man at a musicale.
The story of the training and adventures of several airline stewardesses.