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Two Hearts in Wax Time ()

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A department store employee who carries mannequins tends to overindulge in alcohol. One evening after work, he sees his "coworkers" come to life in the store's display window.
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Mannequin Dresser (uncredited)
Frank Hayes ...
Frank (uncredited)
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Deck Attendant (uncredited)
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Shirley (uncredited)
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Mannequin Dresser (uncredited)
Gus Shy ...
Joe (uncredited)

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Edward Ward ... (uncredited)

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Ray Rennahan ... (photographed by)
William V. Skall ... (photographed by) (as William Skall)

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Natalie Kalmus ... color director: Technicolor

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Wayne Allen ... orchestrator (uncredited)
Jack Virgil ... orchestrator (uncredited)
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Two window dressers in a department-store basement tease Joe the drunk janitor about the mannequins being alive. Later, at 2:30 a.m., Joe puts on a tux and clocks out. On the street, he passes the store windows and the mannequins come to life, putting on a song and dance revue for him. He encourages the women in one window to visit the men in the next. Two mannequins pair up and sing a duet with ice cream cones, a railroad porter, and dancing couples. The spooning couple then joins a window of campers, singing "Let us live in beautiful illusion." Then, the lovers stumble into a window of villains, including Joe's doppelganger. Is the couple in danger? What will Joe do? Written by

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  • The Department Store (United States)
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Trivia A fairly large number of performers, some who have song and dance numbers within the short, are unidentified. They do not appear in the cast list, either credit or uncredited. See more »
Goofs Bluebeard is based on a French fairy tale. There is no reason for him to be costumed as someone from the Arabian Nights. See more »
Movie Connections References The Mysterious Dr. Fu Manchu (1929). See more »
Soundtracks I'm Always Chasing Rainbows See more »
Crazy Credits Opening disclaimer: This is the tale of a man who imbibed Not wisely - but far too well From a bottle that contained a potent brew He'll never forget the sights that he saw In his inebriated spell Don't laugh! - It could happen to you - or you - or you! See more »
Quotes Fu Manchu: [to Captain Kidd] I am the man called Fu Manchu. I am a greater menace than than you. I kill just to have something to do. Some fun, eh, Kidd?
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