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How I Play Golf, by Bobby Jones No. 1: 'The Putter' (1931)
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April 1931 (USA)
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Number 1 in the How I Play Golf series, by Bobby Jones. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Entertaining but the sound is terrible
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(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Bobby Jones | ... | Himself |
| O.B. Keeler | ... | Narrator (voice) |
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 | Richard Barthelmess | ... | Himself (uncredited) |
 | Joe E. Brown | ... | Himself (uncredited) |
| Frank Craven | ... | Himself (uncredited) |
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| George Marshall | (as George E. Marshall) | ||
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| Frank Kesson | |||
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| Fredrick Y. Smith | (as F.Y. Smith) | ||
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| Percy Ikerd | .... | production manager (uncredited) | |
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- Warner Bros. Pictures (1931) (USA) (theatrical)
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According to a newspaper article written by Bobby Jones' Boswell, O.B. Keeler, Frank Craven actually made the final 30 foot putt on the first take and actually won a true bet from Joe E. Brown.See more »
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Warner Brothers trots out two of their stars of the day - Joe E. Brown and Richard Barthelmess - to costar in an amusing little short showing famous golfer Bobby Jones teaching Frank Craven how to improve his putting after Craven is beaten by Brown at golf.
This little short would be very entertaining if it were not for the sound cutting in and out. The reason for this is that at this late date of 1931 this short was made using the sound on disc system which had been discarded by just about everybody in favor of sound on film the year before. Worse than that, Vitaphone is being used outside. The reason so many early talking films were so stage bound and shot indoors is that Vitaphone could be so testy in any environment other than indoors static shots.
That is also why you'll see no panning in this film. It consists of one static shot after another, probably involving multiple camera booths. If you know the history of the technology and recognize the stars or Bobby Jones, this will be interesting to you. Otherwise, you might not find it that engaging.