Comments on: Ziegfeld Style Nightclub Act from 1929 (Part One)

By: solarvegan

solarvegan — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:12:20 +0000

You’re most likely …
You’re most likely right. The opening credits state that this film was “Produced at Paramount Long Island Studios.” After hearing “I Faw Down and Go Boom” so many, many times it was wonderful to finally actually see him perform this number.

By: scenicdesigner

scenicdesigner — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:12:20 +0000

A valuable record …
A valuable record of the man who helped create the screen actors’ guild, and was one of it’s first presidents. But, to be a stickler, I don’t think it’s actually the upstairs cabaret. I rehearsed there once, and it had theatre seats. My guess is that Paramount filmed this in Queens, where Kaufman-Astoria is today. But thanks for posting this. As I say, it’s a great document of a great era.

By: solarvegan

solarvegan — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:12:20 +0000

Now I’ve finally …
Now I’ve finally gotten to see with my own eyes the places and people Eddie had written about in his autobiographies.

By: 31512299

31512299 — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:12:20 +0000

Eddie Cantor is the …
Eddie Cantor is the Man!

By: bigsexyshaq

bigsexyshaq — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:12:20 +0000

This is a taste of …
This is a taste of culture that should be valuable to anyone. Thanks for uploading!!!

By: betteroffsingle

betteroffsingle — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:12:19 +0000

Sigclu …
How …
Sigclu …
How right you are. And I recall seeing it with my grandmother, and that’s when I became a fan of he and Jolson. Lifelong!

My grandma was a girlhood friend of Sophie Tucker btw. And yeah, heaven bless Youtube.
Wonder how long we’ll be able to enjoy same.
You know, soon as enuff find some get pleasure, all fall down and go boom.
Cheers.

By: sigclu

sigclu — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:12:19 +0000

The older you get …
The older you get the sweeter the memories. I can remember going to see the Eddie Cantor Story in the 50′s with my grandfather. Youtube does wonders for us old farts. It’s nice to see the likes of Cantor and Jolson, but to revive a memory of a time with my grandfather is priceless.

By: MidnightAndLulu

MidnightAndLulu — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:12:19 +0000

Eeee…with all the …
Eeee…with all the perky energy of the 1920′s entertainment scene, I’m glad some forms of entertainment have been phased out…like utterly ridiculous makeup that says so much about societal naivete. To think this would’ve actually been considered a compliment to black performers of the era!

By: Montavanni

Montavanni — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:12:19 +0000

Absolutely! Thank …
Absolutely! Thank you.

By: Montavanni

Montavanni — Fri, 02 Oct 2009 21:12:19 +0000

Thanks for posting …
Thanks for posting this wonderful, historic stuff . . . was actually wondering if this was Ziegfeld’s rooftop club . . . more than likely a studio rendering of it. However, just to see the New Amsterdam and its marquee was thrilling. What happened to the class NYC used to have, eh? Too bad. But wonderful that these clips exist and are exhibited here.