Use Your Imagination (1933)

The story of a likable young man can't hold a job because he is always daydreaming usually about girlfriend Mitzi.

Director:

Roy Mack

Writers:

A. Dorian Otvos (story), Cyrus Wood (story)

Stars:

Hal Le Roy, Mitzi Mayfair, Robert Pitkin

Cast

Cast overview:
Hal Le Roy	...	Hal
Mitzi Mayfair	...	Mitzi Mayfair
Robert Pitkin	...	Benny (as Bob Pitkin)
Maurice Barrett	...	Majestic Hotel Boss
Eton Boys	...	Four Eton Boys (as The Four Eton Boys)

Storyline

A young man is having trouble holding onto a steady job because of his overactive imagination. In whatever setting he's placed, he usually thinks about dancing and/or Mitzi Mayfair, the costume designer he's in love with, but who probably doesn't even know he exists. As he goes from one job to another, he starts off well, but his imagination gets him into trouble. Is there a job where his imagination will both be a benefit and where he gets the girl of his dreams?

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Plot Keywords:

daydreaming | happy ending | shoes | elevator operator | employment agency | 

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Genres:

Short | Musical | Romance

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Certificate:

Not Rated

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

2 September 1933 (USA)

Also Known As:

Broadway Brevities (1933-1934 season) (#1): Use Your Imagination

Filming Locations:

Vitagraph Studios - 15th Street & Locust Avenue, Flatbush, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company Credits

Production Co:

Vitaphone Corporation, The, Warner Bros

Technical Specs

Runtime:

17 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Did You Know?

Trivia

Vitaphone production reels #1545-1546.

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Soundtracks

"Unidentified Tune"
(uncredited)
Danced solo by Hal Le Roy

User Reviews

Weak Vitaphone short manages to have a few bright spots...

These Vitaphone musical shorts are as dated as can be, both with respect to the songs involved and the dance choreography.

Limber Hal LeRoy is an imaginative young man who can't hold onto a job because he's constantly dreaming of his sweetheart crush on Mitzi Mayfair, a musical comedy actress.

Whether running an elevator or selling magazines behind a counter, he just can't seem to get anywhere with Mitzi on his mind. One of his inspirations comes from a dance he imagines while gazing across the street at a barber shop pole. Lo and behold, Mitzi is soon doing a rather weird dance routine for the finale.

Easy to see why Hal LeRoy never made it as a top tier player at Warner Brothers, but whatever happened to Miss Mayfair? I'll have to check out her biography (if available) but she only had a short list of film credits.