[78-L] RCA Victor humour

[David Lennick]

To connect these two disparate subjects, Bob Hope did appear on Victor Records, 
but not as a comedian...he narrates The Quick And The Dead (radio documentary 
issued on 2 lps, of which I've found only 1 as well as a partial 78 set) and 
sings on the Seven Little Foys soundtrack. His Capitol 78 set "I Never Left 
Home" seems to turn up frequently and the routines are topical, funny in 
context. Likewise a rare 12-inch set of routines recorded while on tour in Alaska.

dl

On 10/29/2013 11:28 AM, Randy Watts wrote:
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> The barber chair scene you're describing is from SON OF PALEFACE.  Happen to have seen it not long ago. Directed by Frank Tashlin, in live-action cartoon fashion.
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> Randy
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> On Tue, Oct 29, 2013 9:42 AM CDT DAVID BURNHAM wrote:
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>> Thanks, Thomas, when I typed "Calamity Jane" it didn't feel right, although it was also a movie that tickled me when I was a kid.  The scene I was remembering was where Hope was sitting in a barber's chair and it went nuts - spinning around rising to the ceiling then down to the floor - it doesn't sound that funny now but it sure had me going when I was 9.
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