It took a few minutes of watching this before I finally decided I'd stay and see it through! Glad I did! Mantan Moreland I remember from other movies I've seen years ago, and always liked him as a comedian! Vintage hollywood!!!
@43:08, notice the feather in "Frankie's" fedora? Those were common when you bought that hat, but most would remove it. I own several fur-felt fedoras, but I stuck the feather in my Panama straw.
I had never seen Mantan Moreland dance! It was interesting seeing Marjorie Reynolds so young. I liked her better wise-cracking with Grant Withers in the Mr. Wong movies.
An interesting side note: The Piano Player is Mantan Moreland. When Shemp Howard had his heart attack, Moe wanted Mantan to become the third of the Three Stooges. The studio would not approve having a mixed race comedy group and Moe's choice, was turned down. Moe considered Mantan a comedy genius. There were three or four unfinished Stooge comedies at the time. They hired one of the crew, a guy named Joe DePalma and with a combination of clips from earlier Stooges shorts and DePalma doing scenes with his face behind baskets and boxes, the comedies were finished. In my book, that made DePalms one of the official Stooges.
Funny you should say that. When one of the Three Stooges died Mantan Moreland was being considered as a replacement. He didn't make the cut because the producers didn't think the public would go for an interracial group. But the Stooges wanted him and thought he would be a great addition.
There are often these wise-cracking jerks in these types of film. My guess is that must have appealed to the working stiffs who could not respond to their terrible bosses as they would have liked.
It took a few minutes of watching this before I finally decided I'd stay and see it through! Glad I did! Mantan Moreland I remember from other movies I've seen years ago, and always liked him as a comedian! Vintage hollywood!!!
@43:08, notice the feather in "Frankie's" fedora? Those were common when you bought that hat, but most would remove it. I own several fur-felt fedoras, but I stuck the feather in my Panama straw.
I had never seen Mantan Moreland dance! It was interesting seeing Marjorie Reynolds so young. I liked her better wise-cracking with Grant Withers in the Mr. Wong movies.
An interesting side note: The Piano Player is Mantan Moreland. When Shemp Howard had his heart attack, Moe wanted Mantan to become the third of the Three Stooges. The studio would not approve having a mixed race comedy group and Moe's choice, was turned down. Moe considered Mantan a comedy genius. There were three or four unfinished Stooge comedies at the time. They hired one of the crew, a guy named Joe DePalma and with a combination of clips from earlier Stooges shorts and DePalma doing scenes with his face behind baskets and boxes, the comedies were finished. In my book, that made DePalms one of the official Stooges.
If Moreland could actually play the piano they would've shot the scene featuring his hands tickling the keys
@Richie Ross (I don't think anyone believes M/M actually did the keyboards)
5:28 - I was trying to think who Mantan Moreland reminded me of here - It's Larry Fine from the Three Stooges! wonder if they were related...
Twin brothers, joker!
Funny you should say that. When one of the Three Stooges died Mantan Moreland was being considered as a replacement. He didn't make the cut because the producers didn't think the public would go for an interracial group. But the Stooges wanted him and thought he would be a great addition.
@@WakandaBabe I read that the producers wanted someone already under contract.
Keenan Thompson
There are often these wise-cracking jerks in these types of film. My guess is that must have appealed to the working stiffs who could not respond to their terrible bosses as they would have liked.
But of course, YOU are far too erudite, and sophisticated for this film to have any appeal~ got it!
The Incomplete Sentence! 31:43
Marjorie Reynolds. Sigh. :)
Isn't the pianist Rochester?
bbcisrubbish GOD give TALENT no that music can from Mr.Moe .🇺🇸 🇺🇸🎁.
Mantan Moreland; 3rd billing...
That implies that you "may be a bigot", with racist tendencies on top. "They all look the same, don't they!" Scumbag
Email @ 53:20 ( early edition) (;>)