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Slow Beau (1930)

1930 · Animation · 8 min · dir. Manny Gould

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Synopsis

An old-time Mississippi paddle-wheel showboat docks, and Krazy tries to serenade the girl that's the star attraction, but he has a hippo-faced rival. When the programme commences, She sings a long song with many gestures, though the song is a lot of holding long notes. Krazy and his rival are in balconies on either side of the stage. When her performance stops, Hippo guy does a dance, but Krazy sees to it he loses his trousers. Krazy then puts on a dance of his own, but slips up on banana skins. The audience pelts him with vegetables, shoes and irons.

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Details

Director
Manny Gould
Writer
Ben Harrison
Released
1930-02-27
Running time
8 minutes
Language
English
Collection
Feature Films

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