Bubbles (1930)

A Vitaphone Varieties short. Features costumed children in a cavern-like land of 'make believe' where they sing and tap dance. Marjorie Kane sings an introductory song.

Director:

Roy Mack

Stars:

The Vitaphone Kiddies, Judy Garland, Mary Jane Gumm

Cast

Complete credited cast:
The Vitaphone Kiddies	...	Themselves

Storyline

A Vitaphone Varieties short. Features costumed children in a cavern-like land of 'make believe' where they sing and tap dance. Marjorie Kane sings an introductory song.

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Plot Keywords:

vitaphone varieties | children | child performer | scat singing | musical review | 

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Genres:

Fantasy | Short | Music

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Certificate:

Unrated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

1930 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vitaphone Corporation, The, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

8 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Vitaphone) (Western Electric Apparatus)

Color:

Black and White (original release) (DVD) Color (2-strip Technicolor) (original release)

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vitaphone production reel #3898.

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Connections

Featured in American Masters: Judy Garland: By Myself (2004)

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Soundtracks

"Bubbles"
(uncredited)
Music by M.K. Jerome
Lyrics by Harold Berg
Sung by Marjorie Kane

User Reviews

truly bizarre

This bizarre little film opens with a young child sitting with an older girl who sings her a song about what it would be like to go to the moon in a bubble whilst a rotund man, who I am assuming is supposed to be an overgrown boy, blows bubbles through a wand. Then we are on the moon, although the set is designed to look like a subterranean cavern. It is here that the creepy moon man, who smokes a cigar and is wearing a large collar that looks like tho ones dogs get after they've been to the vet, oversees the antics of the child performers. (Much of this film's creep factor is due to this guy not seeming like one you'd want to have around your kids.) The performers include the Gumm Sisters as the "moon maidens"(featuring a very young, very cute Judy Garland), an ensemble of "stars" who actually tap dance en pointe (!), the "hot little comet" (an over-enthusiastic jazz dancer), and the "little whirlwind" (a seemingly boneless little contortionist). The finale is the entire cast dancing the "moonstep." The first time I watched "Bubbles" it was as one not being able to look away from a bad car accident. However, it has since become an cult favorite amongst myself and my friends.