By the Light of the Silvery Moon (1931) User Reviews

There's A Lot Of Spooning Going On

[boblipton · 7/10 · 17 July 2021]

Here's a Fleischer Screen Song from its peak period covering the sentimental song. It begins with that old devil Moon observing courting couples and having a good laugh at them, enraging them into throwing brickbats; dodging them causes the Moon to chage ito a bouncing ball, and the audience is invited to sing along.

The song was written by Gus Edwards, with lyrics by. Edward Madden. It was introduced in the Ziegfeld Follies of 1909, and was an immediate hit, with popular recordings by Billy Murray, Ada Jones and the ever-popular Peerless Quartet. The simplicity of its rhymes has long made it a subject for mockery, but has also contributed to its survival.

A great example of the bouncing ball cartoon

[TARDIS_Tech_Support · 9/10 · 11 January 2023]

With the low reviews here, I was expecting to find some blatant racism, but no, it's simply one of the bouncing ball cartoons that were popular at the time. Besides a bit of dark humor between 5:30 and 5:50, the cartoon is relatively harmless and should be watched by lovers of cartoons of that era.

I wish the Hays code had never happened, because there's an innocent sexuality that exists here that should have existed throughout the 20th century. I absolutely love the adult-ish humor going on, and I would have loved to see this continue into the rest of the century.

I need more words, so here we go. Have a great day!