A Really Cute Tuba Friendly Movie Short
Posted: Mon Aug 16, 2004 10:05 pm
So, I am fixing some Tilapia on the grill with a nice lemon/chilipowder marinade and come into the house for a cold one. As the fish has a couple of minutes until it needs to go on, I flip through the channels and come to Turner Classic Movies in time for on of the "One Reel Wonders". Here's where it gets interesting:
The short is called "Bars and Stripes" a Tabloid Melodrama.
The Composer of the Music is David Stern
It centers around a "hot" band from the 30's that is trying to get a national radio contract and, through some contrived circumstances, ends up in jail without their strong link: THEIR TUBA PLAYER, JOHNNY. Johnny gets into jail and all is well and Johnny gets the rather well-endowed female lead who happens to be the singer in the band. The soundtrack is wall-to-wall tuba and played very well. On the film, Johnny plays a 14K Sousaphone. The short was filmed in 1936.
Never can tell when you are going to run across something interesting. BTW, it was an RKO short.
Cheers,
Chuck
The short is called "Bars and Stripes" a Tabloid Melodrama.
The Composer of the Music is David Stern
It centers around a "hot" band from the 30's that is trying to get a national radio contract and, through some contrived circumstances, ends up in jail without their strong link: THEIR TUBA PLAYER, JOHNNY. Johnny gets into jail and all is well and Johnny gets the rather well-endowed female lead who happens to be the singer in the band. The soundtrack is wall-to-wall tuba and played very well. On the film, Johnny plays a 14K Sousaphone. The short was filmed in 1936.
Never can tell when you are going to run across something interesting. BTW, it was an RKO short.
Cheers,
Chuck