thanks for the posting !!! i just bought 'Blues Busters' on Amazon and had it delivered. hadn't seen it since catching it on tv in 1978 !!! the BOYS still have NOT made it to DVD,, but plenty of good old VHS tapes around online. the copy i got is outstanding quality. the whole thing from beginning to end was as funny and entertaining as it was when i last saw it all those years ago.
Heavens to Murgatroid! Crazy about those Bowery Boys! MANY thanks for posting this! My fave of all their many flicks. Does anyone know who provided Huntz Hall's singing voice in this outing? In years past when I've seen it on TV, it's sounds like Perry Como or even Bing Crosby to me...but can't be sure exactly who it is. Inquiring minds wanna know! In any case, thanks again for posting! You've MADE my day & my week! :-)
@JubalCalif A book, "The Films of the Bowery Boys," (and a website) say that John Lorenz was Huntz Hall's singing voice. Lorenz was uncredited. The book says other vocalists provided the singing voices of Adele Jergens and even Leo Gorcey (who mangles "Swanee River" when he sings in Sach's place at Louie's night club after Sach has been tricked into singing for a rival club across the street). The website says Lorenz turned 64 in 1950 and was in some silent pictures around 1915. He died in 1972.
THANKS so much for that background info, prchristman! I appreciate it so very much! I've wondered for many years about whose voice that was dubbing for Huntz Hall! May this be your happiest holiday season....and may ALL your wishes & dream come true in the New Year! :-)
@JubalCalif You're welcome! Happy holidays! The book says Huntz Hall was a fine singer in his youth. He ruined his voice at Madison Square Garden selling programs or peanuts or something like that in the stands. All that shouting did it. Blues Busters was the final Bowery Boys film for Gabe Dell, the piano player here. He'd wanted to leave the series earlier but had nowhere to go. He left when he landed a spot in "Tickets Please," a Broadway show. He also did a later nightclub act with Hall.
Wow! You're a fount of intriguing & fascinating info, prchristman! Thanks so VERY much for that additional info! I think I did read something years ago about that nightclub act that Dell & Hall had. How awesome it would have been to see 'em in person! CHEERS! :-)
@JubalCalif The Dell-Hall act helped lead to their divorces. Their wives claimed the act was taking up more of the two men's time than their marriages. Dell went on to TV success with Steve Allen's group that included Don Knotts, Bill Dana, and Louis Nye. I got Hall's autograph at a Long Island signing once. I was first in line. He started to sign in pen, and then realized he had to use a Sharpie instead. He signed over the pen part in Sharpie and told me, "You got a Picasso. I did it wrong."
Ha! Loved your Hall autograph story & that info about the Dell-Hall act! Background show biz trivia is ENDLESSLY fascinating & intriguing! How cool you met the late great Huntz himself. He was VERY good in a rare dramatic role as Paramount Studios head Jesse Lasky in the 70's movies "Valentino". THANKS so much (as always) prchristman! :)
thanks for the posting !!! i just bought 'Blues Busters' on Amazon and had it delivered. hadn't seen it since catching it on tv in 1978 !!! the BOYS still have NOT made it to DVD,, but plenty of good old VHS tapes around online. the copy i got is outstanding quality. the whole thing from beginning to end was as funny and entertaining as it was when i last saw it all those years ago.
samarroon 11 months ago
Love this! My Fav BB!!!
SalesTherapist 1 year ago
The Bowery Thrush was so smooth to listen to, I enjoyed hearing him sing.
blondehannah100 1 year ago
I know it couldn't be, but the dubbed voice sounds like Bing Crosby or Perry Como.
joeparkson 1 year ago
@joeparkson
I thought so too!
JubalCalif 1 year ago
Heavens to Murgatroid! Crazy about those Bowery Boys! MANY thanks for posting this! My fave of all their many flicks. Does anyone know who provided Huntz Hall's singing voice in this outing? In years past when I've seen it on TV, it's sounds like Perry Como or even Bing Crosby to me...but can't be sure exactly who it is. Inquiring minds wanna know! In any case, thanks again for posting! You've MADE my day & my week! :-)
JubalCalif 1 year ago
@JubalCalif A book, "The Films of the Bowery Boys," (and a website) say that John Lorenz was Huntz Hall's singing voice. Lorenz was uncredited. The book says other vocalists provided the singing voices of Adele Jergens and even Leo Gorcey (who mangles "Swanee River" when he sings in Sach's place at Louie's night club after Sach has been tricked into singing for a rival club across the street). The website says Lorenz turned 64 in 1950 and was in some silent pictures around 1915. He died in 1972.
prchristman 1 year ago
@prchristman
THANKS so much for that background info, prchristman! I appreciate it so very much! I've wondered for many years about whose voice that was dubbing for Huntz Hall! May this be your happiest holiday season....and may ALL your wishes & dream come true in the New Year! :-)
JubalCalif 1 year ago
@JubalCalif You're welcome! Happy holidays! The book says Huntz Hall was a fine singer in his youth. He ruined his voice at Madison Square Garden selling programs or peanuts or something like that in the stands. All that shouting did it. Blues Busters was the final Bowery Boys film for Gabe Dell, the piano player here. He'd wanted to leave the series earlier but had nowhere to go. He left when he landed a spot in "Tickets Please," a Broadway show. He also did a later nightclub act with Hall.
prchristman 1 year ago
@prchristman
Wow! You're a fount of intriguing & fascinating info, prchristman! Thanks so VERY much for that additional info! I think I did read something years ago about that nightclub act that Dell & Hall had. How awesome it would have been to see 'em in person! CHEERS! :-)
JubalCalif 1 year ago
@JubalCalif The Dell-Hall act helped lead to their divorces. Their wives claimed the act was taking up more of the two men's time than their marriages. Dell went on to TV success with Steve Allen's group that included Don Knotts, Bill Dana, and Louis Nye. I got Hall's autograph at a Long Island signing once. I was first in line. He started to sign in pen, and then realized he had to use a Sharpie instead. He signed over the pen part in Sharpie and told me, "You got a Picasso. I did it wrong."
prchristman 1 year ago
@prchristman
Ha! Loved your Hall autograph story & that info about the Dell-Hall act! Background show biz trivia is ENDLESSLY fascinating & intriguing! How cool you met the late great Huntz himself. He was VERY good in a rare dramatic role as Paramount Studios head Jesse Lasky in the 70's movies "Valentino". THANKS so much (as always) prchristman! :)
JubalCalif 1 year ago
yes! i love this one! love to get a full copy
samarroon 1 year ago
(BLUES BUSTERS) One of the BEST in the Bowery Boys Series and glad that you showed a small scene. >>>Thanks!
marty1952m 1 year ago