Page 16 - RD_2024-03
P. 16

"BIRTH OF THE BLUES" 1941. jazz musical. This
        film was a labor of love for Bing Crosby and it shows.
        He  met  and  worked  with  some  of  the  greatest
        musicians in history.  The plot is a fictionalization of
        the  creation  of  the  first  all  white  jazz  combo,  the
        Original  Dixieland  Band.  This  is  Mary  Martin's
        second of two films she did with Crosby , why movie
        audiences  didn't  take  to  her  is  still  a  mystery.
        $40.00






        RARE SHORTS:

        "BOY MEETS  DOG" b&w cartoon. 10 mins. Based on 1940s syndicated newspaper
        comic strip "Reg'lar Fellas". $10.00
        “KEEP ‘EM SAILING”  from the M.G.M ‘crime does not pay’ series, 20 mins of spies
        & chases.  $20.00.
        “HOUND THAT THOUGHT HE WAS A RACOON”  50 minutes,Technicolor. Most
        opening titles gone, remainder is good. $20.00
        “OYSTERS AND MUSCLES”  9 mins. Abbott & Costello comedy. $10.00

        "OLD MOTHER HUBBARD"  b&w CARTOON       $10.00

        "HOUSE BUSTERS"  brilliant colour  Heckle & Jeckle cartoon   $30.00                   "



                            Contact: Alan Vogt (Vic)


                      EMAIL  : alanvogt@bigpond.com

              PHONE : (03) 9725 4618 &/or  leave a message.









        16     REEL DEALS  March  2024
   11   12   13   14   15   16   17   18   19   20   21