Unless you're an avid film buff, you won't get too much out of this Warner short which comes across as a silly bit of trivia meant to promote the studio's current roster of stars and especially newcomers Hal LeRoy and Patricia Ellis, both of whom get a chance to show whatever musical talent they have.
LeRoy has wings on his feet when he dances but otherwise comes across as a completely charmless and awkward screen personality. I've seen him in other shorts and each time he fails to convince me that he was star material after some success on stage, something that should have been obvious to the studio too.
The earnest narration makes it appear that this is supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek appraisal of the Warner studio and its "stars"--but it's a foolish short only of interest as a star-gazing peek at people like Ginger Rogers, Dick Powell, Joe E. Brown, Joan Blondell and Hugh Herbert.
LeRoy has wings on his feet when he dances but otherwise comes across as a completely charmless and awkward screen personality. I've seen him in other shorts and each time he fails to convince me that he was star material after some success on stage, something that should have been obvious to the studio too.
The earnest narration makes it appear that this is supposed to be a tongue-in-cheek appraisal of the Warner studio and its "stars"--but it's a foolish short only of interest as a star-gazing peek at people like Ginger Rogers, Dick Powell, Joe E. Brown, Joan Blondell and Hugh Herbert.