The Undie-World (1934)

Big Boy Williams is a gangster who is smitten with the two girls in the next apartment. With the help of his violinist friend Grady Sutton he gets acquainted with the girls by posing as a musician.

Director:

George Stevens

Writers:

Jack Townley (screenplay), Jean Yarbrough (screenplay)

Stars:

June Brewster, Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams, Grady Sutton

Cast

Cast overview:
June Brewster	...	June
Guinn 'Big Boy' Williams	...	Big Boy
Grady Sutton	...	Grady
Carol Tevis	...	Carol
Dewey Robinson
Will Stanton

Storyline

Big Boy Williams is a gangster who is smitten with the two girls in the next apartment. With the help of his violinist friend Grady Sutton he gets acquainted with the girls by posing as a musician.

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Genres:

Comedy | Short

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

4 April 1934 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

RKO Radio Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

21 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

User Reviews

Music Hath Charms

When George Stevens moved form Roach to RKO, he spent a couple of years in the shorts department where one of his assignments was 'The Blonde and the Redhead' series, which starred June Brewster and Carole Tevis, based on Roach's 'Girfriends' series, but with much more lingerie in evidence.

In this good entry in the series, gangster Big Boy Williams tries to impress the girls by convincing them he is a great violinist -- hiring series regular Grady Sutton and his Stradivarius. Of course there are the usual misunderstanding, and of course Grady gets into a tiff with movie plug-ugly Dewey Robinson. Also, keep an eye out for Will Stanton, a fine 'drunk' comic of the period who worked quite a bit as part of Raoul Walsh's acting troupe at Fox in this period.

While the series was never great, this is amusing enough to keep you interested -- and it's always worthwhile to watch George Stevens' evolution as a director.