[78-L] Mr. Tibbits

[Ron L'Herault]

I always get a kick out of seeing/hearing words "oddly" placed.  In one
Betty Boob cartoon, for instance I recall seeing a speedometer registering
higher and higher numbers and then they became Hebrew characters.  And maybe
even in the same cartoon, you hear what sounds like "Salam Alaikum" in the
background.

Ron L

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Hey David,

You'd be surprised at the Yiddish words that pop up in films, especially of
the pre-code era. I guess it was felt that urban audiences would get the
references.  And later films - just watched Jerry Lewis' THE ERRAND BOY from
1962. The opening narration describes Holly wood and shows the entrance to
Paramount Pictures.  The narrator says, ""Through these portals pass
tourists and tsouris."  Tsouris meaning trouble or problems.

Dave Weiner

On 6/23/14, 11:57 AM, "David Lennick" <dlennick at sympatico.ca.invalid>
wrote:

>
>That oughta settle it..surprised at the yiddishism except from the 
>mouth of Mr.
>Cantor. Otherwise the phrase was restricted to card players and members 
>of the Tribe.
>
>dl
>
>On 6/23/2014 11:51 AM, David Pierce wrote:
>>
>> In the 1930 film version of Whoopee
>>(here<http://youtu.be/D-EXfxLitAo?t=1m>
>> on youtube),
>> Eddie Cantor sings the lyric
>> "My baby don't care for Laurence Tibbett.
>> She'd rather have me around to kibbitz."
>>
>> David Pierce
>> Media History Digital Library
>> http://mediahistoryproject.org/
>>
>>
>> On Mon, Jun 23, 2014 at 10:03 AM, Ron L'Herault< 
>> lherault at verizon.net.invalid>  wrote:
>>
>>>
>>> Does anyone know off the top of their heads who "Mr. Tibbits", as 
>>>mentioned
>>> in the lyrics to "My Baby Just Cares For Me" might be?   Also
>>>mentioned in
>>> the second chorus are Dick Tracy, Bing, Roy Rogers and Clark Gable.
>>>Was RR
>>> well known in the early 30s or are these names a later addition?
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Ron L
>>>
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