Blossom Seeley and Bennie Fields (1927)

The curtain opens; behind it are two pianos where Charles Bourne and Phil Ellis, billed as the Music Boxes, are seated playing. After a few bars, Blossom Seeley and Bennie Fields enter - ... See full summary »

Stars:

Blossom Seeley, Benny Fields, Charles Bourne

Cast

Cast overview:
Blossom Seeley	...	Herself
Benny Fields	...	Himself (as Bennie Fields)
Charles Bourne	...	Himself - Pianist (as The Music Boxes)
Phil Ellis	...	Himself - Pianist (as The Music Boxes)

Storyline

The curtain opens; behind it are two pianos where Charles Bourne and Phil Ellis, billed as the Music Boxes, are seated playing. After a few bars, Blossom Seeley and Bennie Fields enter - she's in tulle, he's in sport coat, worsted trousers, vest, and tie carrying a cane and straw hat. They do three numbers, "Hello Mr. Bluebird," Irving Berlin's "The Call of the South," and "(A Pretty Spanish Town) On a Night Like This." Between the first two numbers, they kibbutz about southern music, and for the third song, she dons a sombrero and a serape and he sports a guitar and a gaucho hat. There's also a bit of dancing during the third number.

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Plot Keywords:

piano | dancing | vaudeville act | singing | musical number | 

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Genres:

Short | Music

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

11 July 1927 (USA)

Also Known As:

Blossom Seeley and Bennie Fields with the Music Boxes

Company Credits

Production Co:

Warner Bros.

Technical Specs

Runtime:

10 min

Sound Mix:

Mono (Vitaphone)

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Completed in May 1927 and copyrighted in July 1927, but apparently not widely released until a year later, as few theatres were equipped for sound in 1927.

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Quotes

Bennie Fields, Himself: Well, Child, I'm glad you're in that spirit.
Blossom Seeley, Herself: It's just the way I feel.
Bennie Fields, Himself: If you're gonna sing songs, you better wait til you hear from me.
Blossom Seeley, Herself: You don't mean to tell me you write songs?
Bennie Fields, Himself: Well, the proof of the puddin' is the eating. You can always find me in the company of great composers.
Blossom Seeley, Herself: You tell 'em!
Bennie Fields, Himself: "Blue Skies" by Berlin.
Blossom Seeley, Herself: Very pretty.
Bennie Fields, Himself: "Rhapsody in Blue" - Gershwin.
Blossom Seeley, Herself: That's pretty too.
[...]

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Soundtracks

Hello Bluebird
(uncredited)
Written by Cliff Friend
Performed by Blossom Seeley and Benny Fields on vocals with Charles Bourne and Phil Ellis on piano

User Reviews

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** (out of 4)

Wizard of the Mandolin, The (1927)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

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** (out of 4)

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** (out of 4)

Hazel Green and Company (1928)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Early Vitaphone shorts, which each feature musical numbers. Like many of these early talkies the most important thing is that they're talking so not too much detail went into anything else. Out of this group I'd say Hazel Green and Company was the most entertaining since she had a pretty good band behind her and the songs were nice as well. The Wizard of the Mandolin should be avoided if you can't stand the mandolin.