Vaudeville
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The Stock Market Crash of 1929 and the Depression following almost ruined the American Musical Theater, in fact it was the final death blow to
vaudeville
.
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Stories, like Tannie and Henrietta, a husband and wife
vaudeville
duo in love who become at odds over performing these "coon" minstrel shows while striving for their five-dollar-a-week dream in the Old Plantation attraction.
The plot, about a
vaudeville
mother trying to turn her rich carefree son into a responsible one with him unaware of who she is, is for the birds and doesn't have many funny scenes though I did like Peter's celebrity impersonations and his dance with Hall in drag.
However, like a banana peel in a
vaudeville
act, this "Fantastic Four" sits out in the ether waiting to cause a pratfall for those rare people unlucky and foolish enough to step on it.
Joe De Rita, despite his background in
vaudeville
is just not up to the job as a replacement for Curly, Shemp, or even Joe Besser.
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