Ms. Singleton seen here was billed in this movie as Dorothy McNutley, her real name. She eventually married someone name Singleton and changed her first name to Penny. She would go on to star in the Blondie series from Columbia Pictures with Arthur Lake as Dagwood. The series ran from 1938 to 1951. In 1962, Ms. Singleton would do the voice of Jane Jetson in The Jetsons.

@alexkije

Жыл бұрын

Very good! :) She was also Chairman of AFTRA on the West Coast.

I cannot believe that this footage was produced in 1930 or 94 years ago. A singer and dancers are so animated that I could not think all of them are already gone. (Probably.)

These pre-code have a lot of energy, surprise & naughtiness - along with strong female roles.

Her fame came as Penny Singleton from the BLONDIE series.

The midget that jumps out of the trash bin is the famous Harry Earles- (munchkin from The Wizard of Oz ) (and The Greatest Show on Earth). He’s uncredited in the movie.

Penny Singleton later was Blondie in the Blondie & Dagwood movies. She became the chairman of AFTRA on the West Coast.

If this is in the TCM archive, why isn't it shown? Pre-code naughty fun (the kissing co-eds), Harry Earles emerging from a wastebasket with no explanation, lots of energetic dancing. The way the camera moves and soars put lie to the tale that the camera absolutely had to be stationary. Makes the June Allyson version seem tame by comparison. 2:25 I swear with her hair like that, the blonde dancer looks like Baby Jane Hudson!

@heidi3583

Ай бұрын

Google the film. I believe it is incomplete. Part of the film was lost

Any place have the complete Good News-1930?

Varsity Drag song lyrics from the Broadway play Hey everybody! What's goin' on here?,We can't let school get us depressed, after all the reason we're in college is to have fun, right? We've always thought, Knowledge was naught, We should be taught to dance! Right here at Tait, We're up-to-date, We teach a great, new dance! Don't think that I brag, ‘cause I speak of the drag! Why should a geek Learn how to speak, Latin and Greek badly? Give 'em a neat, Motto complete, Say it with feet, Glady! First lesson right now, You'll love it and how! Flo: You’ll love it! Here is the drag, See how it goes, Down on your heels, Up on your toes, That’s the way to do the varsity drag! It's hotter than hot!Newer than new!Meaner than mean!Bluer than blue! Gets as much applause as waving the flag! You can pass, many a class, Whether you're dumb or wise, If you all answer the call, When your professor cries Everybody! Down on your heels, Up on your toes, Stay after school, Learn how it goes, that’s the way to do the varsity drag! Girls: Here is the drag, See how it goes, Down on your heels, Up on your toes, That’s the way to do the varsity drag! Flo: It’s hotter than hotter than hot!, Newer than newer than new!, Meaner than meaner than mean!, Bluer than bluer than blue! Gets as much applause as waving the flag! You can pass many a class, Whether you're dumb or wise If you all answer the call, When your professor cries Ensemble: Everybody! Down down on your heels!, and up on your toes!, Stay stay after school, and learn how it goes, that’s the way to do the Varsity Drag! [musical break] You'll love it! [musical break] The Varsity drag! Jiggers! The Professor! I’m delighted at your concentration. Now, Miss Flo, can you tell us what Caesar said on his return from his first campaign? 💭 🤔 Down on your heels , and up on your toes!

@gusalexandrakis5151

6 ай бұрын

Thank you for this. Just one very minor correction: line 4 is 'why should a Sheik learn how to speak Latin and Greek badly' In the '20s, 'Sheik' was a term used for a cute high-school or college-age boy, while 'Sheba' was the equivalent for a girl. This derived from the popular movies 'The Sheik' and 'Son of the Sheik' starring Rudolph Valentino.

Amazing energy. Still puzzled by the appearance of the toddler doing Gangnam Style, but perhaps you need to see the whole film to understand the context!

@SuperC888

Жыл бұрын

The toddler is midget Harry Earles - munchkin from The Wizard of Oz. He was 28 yo here.

@costernocht

11 ай бұрын

@@SuperC888 Two years after this, Harry was in Tod Browning's "Freaks".

@Caocao8888

8 ай бұрын

The little man was simply a comic relief character, intended to make you laugh or giggle. (If you do not have a sense of humor, simply ignore.)

WHERE DO I ENROLL?

"Blondiiiiiiiiiiie",

Ann Devorik in the chorus

@garymorris9571

Жыл бұрын

I see Ann Dvorak in the front row leftish. Great actress!

Does anyone know who the featured dance couple is who comes in at the 2:20 mark?

@costernocht

11 ай бұрын

I believe the young woman is Vera Marshe (billed here as Vera Marsh). She was active in movies and TV until 1966 and died in 1984. Can't seem to find who the young man is, but he's terrific!

Does anyone know if this movie will ever be released on DVD? TCM has it in their archives but has been sitting on it for years and hasn't aired it since the 90s. .

@whereismikeyfl3050

8 жыл бұрын

The complete film does not exist anymore--the final color sequence has been lost. So it is unlikely to ever be commercially released.

@iac4357

4 жыл бұрын

@@whereismikeyfl3050 Shame. Precodes are fun to watch.

Veni, Vidi, Vici?

@MaestroDrake

4 жыл бұрын

I came, I saw, I conquered.

Because even less people would know who she is.

The legs of American women 90 years ago are still beautiful today. There is a beauty that is almost the same as the current woman. Still, it's a fun musical number. I hope the full version of this movie is found somewhere.

@Terry-te1ij

Жыл бұрын

Are Penny and Bessie wearing a legging of some type? Guys wearing bell bottom trousers?

@gusalexandrakis5151

6 ай бұрын

@@Terry-te1ij I don't think the women are wearing stockings at all (in 1930, they would've been made of silk and either held up with garters or rolled just below the knee for dancing). Here, they just seem to be wearing bobby (ankle) socks. And yes, bell bottoms were part of the 'collegiate look' for young men from the late 1920s to about 1935

Nah...prefer the June Allyson/Peter Lawford version...

@dmrr7739

4 жыл бұрын

Really? That version seems half asleep to me.

@phredl

3 жыл бұрын

@@dmrr7739 The Allyson/Lawford version was all "popcorn" nothing different or special about it. for me this is way better.

@chasmarkcooke

3 жыл бұрын

Me too!

@roypeaslee1305

2 жыл бұрын

@@chasmarkcooke You don't appreciate the "roaring 20s" obviously.

@libertytree3209

Жыл бұрын

That version has its strengths - Mel Torme is one - but it has been mixed too much with a "40's" era. Good News was a Twenties musical. They didn't know what to do with the costuming (Made me crazy - they couldn't put bobs on the women or do real Charlestons!) And they put forties dresses on everyone with no drop waists. The men's costumes fared better. This, of course, had a real twenties feel. You can't expect forties' production values in a 1930 movie. This was, I think, one of the top musicals in the twenties. A shame we have no complete, well-produced musical. I'm sure they did their best, but they didn't even save the entire thing.

Juvenile delinquents...every one of them....shame! shame!

@jubalcalif9100

5 жыл бұрын

You speak the truth, Kemo Sabe ! What wacky shenanagins will those crazy kids get into next ?? :-)

Clear evidence why audiences soon tired of the abundance of movie musicals in the early sound era.

@robfarr1988

2 жыл бұрын

Not enough energy?