Hollywood Varieties
Cast & Crew
Paul Landres
Robert Alda
The Hoosier Hot Shots
Shaw & Lee
3 Rio Brothers
Glenn Vernon
Film Details
Synopsis
Entertainment tradepaper headlines report the resurgence of vaudeville as the new medium of television searches for new talent. At the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles, master of ceremonies Robert Alda introduces the following vaudeville performers while being frequently interrupted by several comedians: Whirl, Twirl and a Girl execute a roller-skating act; The Carlyle Dancers perform with singing waiters and end with an interpretation of "Frankie and Johnny;" Hector and His Pals present a dog act; Lois Ray tap dances; Glenn Vernon and Eddie Ryan do a comedy act in which they put on black-face and present a tribute to minstrel shows; Alda performs in a Western sketch with singer Peggy Stewart; Shaw and Lee do a comedy dialogue-and-dance routine; Sandy's seals Kelpi and Sandi balance and toss balls and, for their finale, Kelpi climbs up a ladder with a ball balanced on a stick on his nose; Britt Wood plays "The Old Folks at Home" and "Those Endearing Young Charms" on a harmonica and tap dances. For a brief encore, he plays "Turkey in the Straw" while simultaneously dancing; Alda appears as a judge in a courtroom sketch involving wrist watches, with two scantily clad blondes and a police officer; The 3 Rio Brothers do a sketch in broken English about Mexican bandits, then perform a routine with Alda on the origins of dance steps and finish with acrobatic clowning as Alda sings; The Hoosier Hot Shots perform two numbers, "Darlin', You Can't Love But One" and their version of "My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean;" the De Pina Troupe do several acrobatic routines. For the finale of the show, the entire cast bows to the audience while performing the song "Hollywood Varieties."
Director
Paul Landres
Cast
Robert Alda
The Hoosier Hot Shots
Shaw & Lee
3 Rio Brothers
Glenn Vernon
Eddie Ryan
Britt Wood
Peggy Stewart
Twirl, Whirl & A Girl
De Pina Troupe
The Four Dandies
Lois Ray
Hector
Johnson Brothers
Sandy
Paul Gordon
Dolores Parker
Shavo Sherman
Sammy Wolfe
Charles Cirillo
Aurora Roche
Cliff Taylor
Russell Trent
Evilyn Hetzer
Kay Whyne
Aileen Marlow
Toby Ford
Virginia Nolan
Devvy Davenport
Barbara Mohr
Crew
Don Ackerman
Robert Alda
Ralph Black
June Carr
June Carr
Johnny Clark
Les Clark
Noble Craig
E. Donahoe
Harry Eckles
Bill Elfeldt
Stephen Foster
Albert Glasser
Glen Glenn
Milton Gold
Walter Greene
Paul Landres
Murray Lerner
Robert L. Lippert
Dian Manners
Ray Mercer
Ernest Miller
James Paisley
Paul Schreibman
The Hoosier Hot Shots
Film Details
Quotes
Trivia
Notes
The Johnson Brothers' juggling act and impersonator Shavo Sherman are only seen very briefly in an opening montage, which includes shots of closed vaudeville theatres. During the montage, a narrator, "The Voice of the Theater," evokes the memory of vaudeville. A Hollywood Reporter news item reported that this film was shot in two days at the Belasco Theatre in Los Angeles.
