pixrox1 Review of Rambling 'Round Radio Row #10

Rambling 'Round Radio Row #10 (1934)

Once upon a yesteryear there was a collage of old timey stuff . . .

[5/10 · 17 November 2018]

. . . called something such as "THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT" which was so successful that they brought out AT LEAST a T.E. Part 2 and a T.E. Part 3. However, the apparent existence of a minimum of ten episodes of RAMBLING 'ROUND RADIO ROW does NOT mean that this goulash is 3.3 times as compelling at THAT'S ENTERTAINMENT. Among the more descriptive possibilities for this vintage series of live-action variety acts are "Wasn't That Just Awful?" or "Would You Call THIS Entertainment?!" Another more apt heading for RAMBLING 'ROUND RADIO ROW might be "Bobbing among the Flotsam in the Airwaves." I've heard of variety acts which have been denigrated as "second-rate" or even "third-rate," but is there even such a thing as "29th-rate?" My guess is that the big draw of RAMBLING 'ROUND RADIO ROW for this series' contemporary audiences was the big debate sure to ensue after each sorry episode as to which act was WORST. It's important to remember that when RAMBLING 'ROUND RADIO ROW was sucking people into movie theaters, there was NOT an option to stay home and watch kittens scampering along piano keyboards on YouTube!