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30 June 1934 (USA) morePlot:
A talented tap dancer who can't get an audition uses his prowess at playing craps to gain ownership of a musical show, making himself the star. full summary | add synopsisUser Comments:
Bill Robinson becomes owner of a nightclub... moreCast
(Complete credited cast) | Bill Robinson | ... | Bill Green |
| Ernest Whitman | ... | Mr. Brown |
| Dusty Fletcher | ... | Himself |
| Babe Matthews | ... | Herself |
| Muriel Rahn | ... | Herself |
| Hattie Noel | ... | The Bride - Wedding Number |
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1.37 : 1 moreSound Mix:
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Vitaphone reels #1687-1688 moreSoundtrack:
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At a time when his presence in A-films was not quite established, BILL ROBINSON appeared in this short subject which I found moderately interesting. I was waiting for his tap dancing sequence and it was a good one, but the story is a trifle about him gambling the owner in a crap game and getting the chance to strut his stuff. It took too much time to get to his dancing.
Unfortunately, it's all very dated, especially when it gets to the actual vaudeville routines depicted in the show. The singing style is strictly from the '30s, the lead singer does a song called "Love Lost Out" sounding very tinny in her high soprano register, and the dancers look as though they're badly in need of a good choreographer. Where is Busby Berkeley when you need him?
Robinson, however, does his own thing with his usual skill--but is stuck in a short subject that cries for more originality in the script department. His tapping to "Swanee River" is a delight but after that the routine goes into less successful moments and ends with a wedding bells song that closes the short with a thud.
I can't recommend this with much enthusiasm.