Can't crack a smile at corny comedy, animal acts, jugglers, baton twirlers and bicycle acrobats, or feel sorry for the person who's the rear in the horse costume? This then is not the sort of film for you, and for me, outside a jazzy upbeat musical score in the background, a complete groaned. Even Jackie Coogan, Uncle Fester of "The Addams Family" and one time silent child star, gets the reaction of seeing me with my mouth agape in one point, and stern and irritated in others. This is a compilation of a variety of mediocre acts for the most part, straight out of burlesque and vaudeville, made all the worse by the probable loud applause track, and the irritating hosting and act intro of Eddie Garr who is pleasant in the most irritating way.
B movie actors Tom Neal, Lyle Talbot and Iris Adrian really come off desperate in this, obviously wondering how their careers came down to this. The musical numbers rank from painful to just plain dull, and overall, it seems like the subject of discussion between TV host Ed Sullivan and his staff to avoid emulating. I love dated vaudeville acts when they're entertaining or campy, but the whole ordeal is an hour long nightmare with hangover attached. Constant canned obnoxious laughter further destroys any chance of this being decent.
B movie actors Tom Neal, Lyle Talbot and Iris Adrian really come off desperate in this, obviously wondering how their careers came down to this. The musical numbers rank from painful to just plain dull, and overall, it seems like the subject of discussion between TV host Ed Sullivan and his staff to avoid emulating. I love dated vaudeville acts when they're entertaining or campy, but the whole ordeal is an hour long nightmare with hangover attached. Constant canned obnoxious laughter further destroys any chance of this being decent.