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Mentone Productions
Mentone Productions was a film company in the United States that produced short musical comedy films featuring a variety of performers. Milton Schwarzwald directed many of their films. In 1939, Schwarzwald moved on to producing musicals. Violinist Joseph Gershenson helped produce the films. ''Rhapsody in Zoo'' features an MC dressed like Tarzan at a zoo with a stage and exhibitions by human performers. Musical acts presented include a female singer, novelty singing group, ballroom dance team, tap dancer, song performed by the host, and a finale with the Nagasaki Tramp Band of Harlem in front of animals that are clearly people dressed up in costume. IMDb IMDb (an abbreviation of Internet Movie Database) is an online database of information related to films, television series, home videos, video games, and streaming content online – including cast, production crew and personal biographies, ... lists 78 films by Mentone Productions. Filmography *'' Supper at Six'' (1933), a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milton Schwarzwald
Milton Edward Schwarzwald (1891–1950) was a film director and musical theater composer and producer. In the 1930s, he directed numerous Mentone Productions comedy musical variety films before departing to produce musical theater in 1939. Leo Feist published sheet music for his operetta ''Flora Bella'' in 1916. He and Arthur Francis collaborated on a 1922 musical score. ''Playbill'' and IBDB list him as the musical director of four theatrical productions in the 1920s and as a musical contributor to a couple more. BFI credits him with the music for five films in 1949 and 1950. His son Arnold Schwarzwald was a composer and soundman. Filmography *'' Revue à la Carte'' (1935) *'' Gus Van's Music Shoppe'' (1935), director *'' Gus Van's Garden Party'' (1936), director * '' Musical Airwaves'' (1936), director of the 10-minute short for Universal Pictures *''Maids and Music'' (1938), producer *'' Rumba Rhythms'' (1942), musical director *''Top Man (film)'' (1943), producer *''Girl o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Desert Harmonies
A desert is a barren area of landscape where little precipitation occurs and, consequently, living conditions are hostile for plant and animal life. The lack of vegetation exposes the unprotected surface of the ground to denudation. About one-third of the land surface of the Earth is arid or semi-arid. This includes much of the polar regions, where little precipitation occurs, and which are sometimes called polar deserts or "cold deserts". Deserts can be classified by the amount of precipitation that falls, by the temperature that prevails, by the causes of desertification or by their geographical location. Deserts are formed by weathering processes as large variations in temperature between day and night put strains on the rocks, which consequently break in pieces. Although rain seldom occurs in deserts, there are occasional downpours that can result in flash floods. Rain falling on hot rocks can cause them to shatter, and the resulting fragments and rubble strewn over ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
