''Rambling 'Round Radio Row'' (1932 - 1934) is a series of

short subject A short film is any motion picture that is short enough in running time not to be considered a feature film. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences defines a short film as "an original motion picture that has a running time of 40 minutes ...

s, produced by

Jerry Wald Jerome Irving Wald (September 16, 1911 – July 13, 1962) was an American screenwriter and a producer of films and radio programs. Life and career Early life Born to a Jewish family in Brooklyn, New York, he had a brother and sons who were act ...

, and released by the

Vitaphone Vitaphone was a sound film system used for feature films and nearly 1,000 short subjects made by Warner Bros. and its sister studio First National from 1926 to 1931. Vitaphone was the last major analog sound-on-disc system and the only one th ...

division of

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. The final film in the series, released 1934, was #3 of the second season, and starred

Morton Downey Sean Morton Downey (November 14, 1901 – October 25, 1985), also known as Morton Downey Sr., was an American singer and entertainer popular in the United States in the first half of the 20th century, enjoying his greatest success in the late 1 ...

Baby Rose Marie Rose Marie (born Rose Marie Mazzetta; August 15, 1923 – December 28, 2017) was an American actress, singer, comedian, and vaudeville performer with a career ultimately spanning nine decades, which included film, radio, records, theater, night ...

, The Harmoniacs, and Harriet Lee.

Cast

(The numbers indicate the Vitaphone catalog number on the film each appeared in. See next section below.) * Ray Atwell (#1664) *

Harry Barris Harry Barris (November 24, 1905 – December 13, 1962) was an American popular singer and songwriter. He was one of the earliest singers to use "scat singing" in recordings. Barris, one of Paul Whiteman's Rhythm Boys, along with Bing Crosby and ...

(#1447) *

Smith Ballew Sykes "Smith" Ballew (January 21, 1902 – May 2, 1984) was an American actor, sophisticated singer, orchestra leader, and a western singing star. He also was billed as Buddy Blue, Charles Roberts, and Billy Smith. Early years The son of Wil ...

(#1453) *

Bon Bon A bonbon is a small chocolate confection. They are usually filled with liqueur or other sweet alcoholic ingredients, and sold wrapped in coloured foil. Ingredients Through the Western world, bonbons are usually small candies but vary by region ...

(#1473) * Betty Boon (#1662) * Boswell Sisters (#1408) * Eddie Bruce (#1632) * Nat Brusiloff (#1408) *

Don Carney Don Carney was the stage name of Howard Rice (August 19, 1896 – January 14, 1954), an American radio personality and children's radio show host. Carney was best remembered as the host of '' Uncle Don'', a children's radio program produced b ...

(#1473) * Harry Lew Conrad (#1473) *

Jack Denny Jack Denny (September 25, 1895 – September 15, 1950) was an American dance band leader during the pre-War years. He was born in the United States and started his musical career in Montreal, Quebec in 1920. Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, Denny ...

(#1453) * Patsy Flick (#1662) *

Jay C. Flippen Jay C. Flippen (March 6, 1899 – February 3, 1971) was an American character actor who often played crusty sergeants, police officers or weary criminals in many films of the 1940s and 1950s. Before his motion-picture career he was a leading va ...

(#1452) * Edna Froos (#1447) *

Sylvia Froos Sylvia Froos (April 19, 1914 – March 28, 2004), sometimes spelled as Sylvia Fross, was an American actress and singer who appeared on stage, radio, recordings, television, and film during the 1920s through the 1940s. She was a child star that w ...

(#1408 & 1447) * The Funnyboners (#1453) * John "Slim" Furness (#1473) *

Tess Gardella Therese Gardella (December 19, 1894 – January 3, 1950) was an American performer on the stage and screen whose stage persona was Aunt Jemima. She was of Italian descent. The Aunt Jemima brand name used for pancake mix and related products in t ...

(#1452) * Sid Gary (#1408) *

Tito Guizar Tito may refer to: People Mononyms *Josip Broz Tito (1892–1980), commonly known mononymously as Tito, Yugoslav communist revolutionary and statesman *Roberto Arias (1918–1989), aka Tito, Panamanian international lawyer, diplomat, and journal ...

(#1474 & 1632) * Bill Hall (#1452) *

The Happiness Boys ''The Happiness Boys'' was a popular radio program of the early 1920s. It featured the vocal duo of tenor Billy Jones (1889-1940) and bass/baritone Ernie Hare (1883-1939), who sang novelty songs. Career Jones and Hare were already established as ...

(#1453) * The Harmoniacs (#1664) * Frank Hazzard (#1474) *

Fletcher Henderson James Fletcher Hamilton Henderson (December 18, 1897 – December 29, 1952) was an American pianist, bandleader, arranger and composer, important in the development of big band jazz and swing music. He was one of the most prolific black musi ...

Shemp Howard Samuel Horwitz (March 11, 1895 – November 22, 1955), known professionally as Shemp Howard, was an American actor and comedian. He was called "Shemp" because "Sam" came out that way in his mother's thick Lithuanian Yiddish, Litvak accent. He is ...

(#1662) * Shirley Howard (#1632) *

Ted Husing Edward Britt Husing (November 27, 1901 – August 10, 1962) was an American sportscaster. He was among the first to lay the groundwork for the structure and pace of modern sports reporting on television and radio. Overview Early life and caree ...

(#1447) *

Art Jarrett Arthur L. Jarrett Jr. (July 20, 1907 – July 23, 1987) born to stage actor and playwright Arthur L. Jarrett Sr. (1884–1960). Art Jr. was an American singer, actor, and bandleader in the 1930s and 1940s. Early career Near the end of the 19 ...

(#1447) * George Jessel (#1662) * Bennie Kreuger (#1447) *

Burton Lane Burton Lane ( Levy; February 2, 1912 – January 5, 1997) was an American composer and lyricist primarily known for his theatre and film scores. His most popular and successful works include '' Finian's Rainbow'' in 1947 and ''On a Clear Day You ...

(#1447) *

Frances Langford Julia Frances Newbern-Langford (April 4, 1913 – July 11, 2005) was an American singer and actress who was popular during the Golden Age of Radio and made film and television appearances for over two decades. She was known as the "GI Nighting ...

(#1453) * Howard Lanin Orchestra (#1452) *

Harriet Lee (singer) Harriet Lee was an American radio singer during the Golden Age of Radio in the 1920s–1930s. She was best known as a blues contralto on the Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) and, later, NBC Radio Networks. Called the "Songbird of the Air", ...

(#1473 & 1664) * Ann Leaf (#1474) * Welcome Lewis (#1452) *

Abe Lyman Abe Lyman (August 4, 1897 – October 23, 1957) was a popular bandleader from the 1920s to the 1940s. He made recordings, appeared in films and provided the music for numerous radio shows, including ''Your Hit Parade''. His name at birth was Abra ...

(#1408) *

Johnny Marvin John Senator Marvin (July 11, 1897 – December 10, 1944) was an early American recording artist and musician, starting in 1924 and covering a twenty-year period for many record labels. Early years Born in Butler, Oklahoma Territory in 18 ...

(#1452) * Men About Town (#1632) * Jack Miller, Jr. (#1408) * Ozzie Nelson & Harriet Hilliard * The Nitwits (vaudeville group) * Frank Novak, Jr. (#1664) * Ted Pearson (actor) (#1474) *

Bob Pease Robert Allen Pease (August 22, 1940 – June 18, 2011) was an electronics engineer known for analog integrated circuit (IC) design, and as the author of technical books and articles about electronic design. He designed several very successf ...

(#1473) * The Pickens Sisters (#1474) *

Bonnie Poe Bonnie Poe (October 15, 1912 – October 16, 1993) was an American actress and voice artist, best known for providing the voice for the Fleischer Studios animated character Betty Boop beginning in 1933, starting with the Popeye the Sailor seri ...

* Ramon & Rosita (#1662) * Reis & Dunn (#1453) *

Alan Reed Alan Reed (born Herbert Theodore Bergman; August 20, 1907 – June 14, 1977) was an American actor, best known as the original voice of Fred Flintstone on ''The Flintstones'' and various spinoff series. He also appeared in many films, includin ...

(#1632) * Jaques Renard (#1453) *

Freddie Rich Frederic Efrem Rich (January 31, 1898 – September 8, 1956) was a Polish-born American bandleader and composer who was active from the 1920s to the 1950s. Among the musicians in his band were the Dorsey Brothers, Joe Venuti, Bunny Berigan, and ...

(#1453) * Buddy Rogers (#1473) *

Rose Marie Rose Marie (born Rose Marie Mazzetta; August 15, 1923 – December 28, 2017) was an American actress, singer, comedian, and vaudeville performer with a career ultimately spanning nine decades, which included film, radio, records, theater, night ...

(#1452 & 1664) * Harry Rose (#1473) * Teddy Seco (#1662) *

Kate Smith Kathryn Elizabeth Smith (May 1, 1907 – June 17, 1986) was an American contralto. Referred to as The First Lady of Radio, Smith is well known for her renditions of Irving Berlin's "God Bless America" & "When The Moon Comes Over The Mountain". ...

(#1408) * Stoopnagle and Budd (#1408) * The Three Keys (#1473) *

Arthur Tracy Arthur Tracy (25 June 1899 – 5 October 1997) was an American vocalist and actor, billed as The Street Singer. His performances in theatre, films and radio, along with his recordings, brought him international fame in the 1930s. Late evening r ...

(#1453) * Vera Van (#1662) * Jane Vance (#1452) *

(#1408, 1447, 1453, 1473 & 1474) * Loyce Whiteman (#1447) * Paul Whiteman & his Rhythm Boys (#1474) *

Rudy Wiedoeft Rudolph Cornelius Wiedoeft (January 3, 1893 – February 18, 1940) was an American saxophonist. Biography Born in Detroit, Michigan, the son of German immigrants, at a young age Wiedoeft started playing with his family orchestra, first using a ...

(#1447) *

Lee Wiley Lee Wiley (October 9, 1908 – December 11, 1975) was an American jazz singer during the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s. Biography Wiley was born in Fort Gibson, Oklahoma. At fifteen, she left home to pursue a singing career, singing on New York ...

(#1452) * Lois Wilson

List of shorts

(listed by Vitaphone numbers since actual title numbers varied) *Rambling 'Round Radio Row - Vitaphone #1408 / #1, June 25, 1932 (FILM DAILY review) *Rambling 'Round Radio Row - Vitaphone #1447 / #2, October 22, 1932 *Rambling 'Round Radio Row - Vitaphone #1452 / #4 (also listed as 3), March 24, 1933 (filmed July 1932) *Rambling 'Round Radio Row - Vitaphone #1453 / #5 (also listed as 4), June 7, 1933 (filmed September 1932) *Rambling 'Round Radio Row - Vitaphone #1473 / #6 (also listed as 5), April 29, 1933 (MOTION PICTURE HERALD review, filmed July 1932) *Rambling 'Round Radio Row - Vitaphone #1474 / #7 (also listed as 6), June 1933 ''Motion Picture Herald'' (May 13, 1933, page 73), lists first 6 films completed (filmed September 1932) *Rambling 'Round Radio Row - Vitaphone #1632 / #3 (also listed as 2-1), October 1933 *Rambling 'Round Radio Row - Vitaphone #1662 / #1 (also listed as season #3), June 16, 1934 *Rambling 'Round Radio Row - Vitaphone #1664 / #8 (also listed as 2-2), May 19, 1934

Notes

The series is available on

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in the Warner Brothers 6-DVD set ''Big Band, Jazz & Swing Short Subject Collection''.

Notes

References

* Liebman, Roy ''Vitaphone Films – A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts'' 2003 McFarland & Company * ''Motion Pictures 1912-1939 Catalog of Copyright Entries'' 1951 Library of Congress

External links

Ramblin' Round Radio Row at IMDb
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List of shorts

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