Zis Boom Bah (1941)

"Hey, kids, let's get together and put on a show!" That's the idea behind this raucous spoof about a vaudeville performer who goes to college to spy on her bratty son.

Director:

William Nigh

Writers:

Connie Lee (original story), Harvey Gates (original story),

Stars:

Grace Hayes, Peter Lind Hayes, Mary Healy

Cast

Cast overview:
Grace Hayes	...	Grace Hayes
Peter Lind Hayes	...	Peter Kendricks
Mary Healy	...	Mary Healy
Huntz Hall	...	Skeets Skillhorn
Jan Wiley	...	Annabella
Frank Elliott	...	Mr. Kendricks (as Frank Elliot)
Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher	...	Proffessor Warren (as Skeets Gallegher)
Benny Rubin	...	Nick (as Benny Ruben)
Eddie Kane	...	James J. Kane (as Ed Kane)
Leonard Sues	...	Noisey
Roland Dupree	...	Pee Wee

Storyline

"Hey, kids, let's get together and put on a show!" That's the idea behind this raucous spoof about a vaudeville performer who goes to college to spy on her bratty son.

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Plot Keywords:

performer | college | vaudeville | restaurant | b movie | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Music | Romance

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

7 November 1941 (USA)

Also Known As:

College Days

Company Credits

Production Co:

Monogram Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

61 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The character "Nick" played by Benny Rubin (Ruben) who tap-dances his way through this film is made up to look like a college kid but is actually 42 years old in this film.

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Soundtracks

"I've Learned to Smile Again"
by Neville Fleeson
Sung by Mary Healy (uncredited)

User Reviews

Zis-Boom-Bah was made in 1941, remember that

It is a shame that some of the critics of these films fail to take into account the time period when they were made. It seems they try to evaluate them according to the skills and talent of the 2007 era. I find this movie very entertaining, and for the time when made quite appropriate. I went to the movies back in those days and yelled and laughed just as much as the rest of the audience, never once trying to find something wrong with the acting or screenplay. Take for instance the fact that the singing was fully understandable and made sense, as compared to much of the music today with repetitious unintelligible singing by mostly non well trained singers. Of course this is my opinion. As to the tap dancing, I do not remember seeing any of that skill lately.