It can be a pretty funny art as shown here by Karl Valentin and Liesl Karlstadt, Germany's most famous comedy trio in the 1930s. This 20-minute short film from over 80 years ago is possibly their most musical one. Not only do we keep hearing an orchestra several times, but the two are actually a part of it. Valentin was 50 when this was made, Karlstadt was 40 and, like so many other times, she plays a male character again. The two have arguments about bikes and planes and about all kinds of musical references. This starts off in the wrong direction for the two and right direction for us when Valentin's character talks in a derogatory manner about his conductor (Karlstadt) right at the beginning of this black-and-white movie not knowing that his boss hears it all. I thought this was pretty funny and is probably one of their best works. I myself enjoyed it more than "Der Firmling". That much is safe. "Orchesterprobe" deserves to be much more seen than it actually is. Recommended.
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