This shortie from Warner Brothers opens with a young Ozzie Nelson introducing "Wave the Stick Blues", a comical bit where he argues with the band, singing and talking his way through the song. "Begin the Beguine". Then they highlight soloist members of the band in "Put on your old Grey Bonnet". Some quick fingers on the pi-anny! Done about the same time and the same comedy style as Xavier Cougat or Kay Kyser..... entertaining the audience while playing great music! Directed by Roy Mack, King of the short films. Short but fun. Kind of bland by today's standards, but things were much more simple back then. (This was about twelve years before his LONG running family show TV series. 435 episodes!) Shown on turner classics in between.
Review of Ozzie Nelson & His Orchestra
