I love comedy. I never really found amusing or understood why people put on black faces. I was born in the 1940's in the south. Who made these picture and for whom did they made them. I thought Amos & Andy was funny. They had intelligent people playing the parts of judges and lawyers. Kingfish was just messed up. It was kind of like the Beverly Hillbillies only nobody was as dumb as Jethro. I was never offended that they were hillbillies from the south. They were funny as hell.
Wheeler and Woolsey were much more famous than the Marx Brother in the 1930s. The Marx Brothers didnt become super famous until the late 1950s when the Marx Bothers films were released to TV and Groucho was famous from You bet your life
"you kiddin? al jolson made a million bucks lookin like this".. comes to mind..
Wish more of W&W were out in circulation... Especially cockeyed cavaliers and Diplomaniacs Woke up to these 2 on TCM this mornin.. Been lookin around for em ever since.. Great stuff.. "Woolsey: Well i wish youd take something for it and stop stealing.... Wheeler: I already took everythin there was"... Great duo if ive ever seen one.. A&C L&H W&W H&C so many great comic teams.. How many do we have today? none..
And as to the "Duck Soup" similarity...it's not the first similarity betweem a Kalmar and Ruby Marx Brothers movie and a K&R Wheeler and Woolsey movie...
I can't believe how this reminds me with the crazy 'go to war' song in Duck Soup. I wondered which film came first, and this one was released in May, 1933; six months before Duck Soup! Thanks for posting! I just discovered W&W two weeks ago, and can't get enough of 'em!
Oh, quit apologizing. Of all the things white America did to blacks in this country, blackface was probably the least damaging. Ask Eddie Murphy. Frankly, I think it's a great scene. Too bad Hitler wasn't on board. Or President Cheney for that matter. Or Pigmeat Markham.
@lakeviewviking That's true- "Diplomaniacs", the movie this scene is from, spends a lot of time making fun of Indians (Native Americans) and the Chinese long before the blackface scene.
This is such a great example of wheeler and woolsey. As for the black face, it is nice to see a historical example of the influence of blacl talent on american film. They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. We are lucky today rather than seeing just black face imitators that we have fine African American talent to do the job, but these moments helped to pave the way for that ultimately. Gotta give credit where credit was due. The imitation was the precursor of the real deal.
I love comedy. I never really found amusing or understood why people put on black faces. I was born in the 1940's in the south. Who made these picture and for whom did they made them. I thought Amos & Andy was funny. They had intelligent people playing the parts of judges and lawyers. Kingfish was just messed up. It was kind of like the Beverly Hillbillies only nobody was as dumb as Jethro. I was never offended that they were hillbillies from the south. They were funny as hell.
torrents4u2c 7 months ago
@torrents4u2c The Beverly Hillbillies was based on the American comic strip
"Lil Abner". Jethro both looked & acted like Abner. "Granny Moses" was
"Granny Yokum" from the strip and "Jed Clampett" was "Pappy Yokum". The
beautiful blonde "Elly May" was "Daisy May". Sadly most people under 50
don't even remember "Lil Abner" by Al Capp but it was at one time the most
popular comic in America. Search "Lil Abner" and soon as you see the strip
you will recognize The Beverly Hillbillies instantly.
GooglFascists 5 months ago
Love the team, hate the blackface. This movie (other than the horrible blackface) is really funny, weird and way ahead of its time.
murraymae 1 year ago 3
Wheeler and Woolsey were much more famous than the Marx Brother in the 1930s. The Marx Brothers didnt become super famous until the late 1950s when the Marx Bothers films were released to TV and Groucho was famous from You bet your life
bluejay02920 1 year ago
"you kiddin? al jolson made a million bucks lookin like this".. comes to mind..
Wish more of W&W were out in circulation... Especially cockeyed cavaliers and Diplomaniacs Woke up to these 2 on TCM this mornin.. Been lookin around for em ever since.. Great stuff.. "Woolsey: Well i wish youd take something for it and stop stealing.... Wheeler: I already took everythin there was"... Great duo if ive ever seen one.. A&C L&H W&W H&C so many great comic teams.. How many do we have today? none..
Kyesukemaru 1 year ago
honkys
phgp27 1 year ago
"Diplomaniacs" is a very funny movie, but this scene ruined it for me.
SIMPFANN 2 years ago
And as to the "Duck Soup" similarity...it's not the first similarity betweem a Kalmar and Ruby Marx Brothers movie and a K&R Wheeler and Woolsey movie...
Mikado69 2 years ago
The Ed Wynn impersonation was unexpected and pretty cute.
Mikado69 2 years ago
I can't believe how this reminds me with the crazy 'go to war' song in Duck Soup. I wondered which film came first, and this one was released in May, 1933; six months before Duck Soup! Thanks for posting! I just discovered W&W two weeks ago, and can't get enough of 'em!
mjbari3 3 years ago
Oh, quit apologizing. Of all the things white America did to blacks in this country, blackface was probably the least damaging. Ask Eddie Murphy. Frankly, I think it's a great scene. Too bad Hitler wasn't on board. Or President Cheney for that matter. Or Pigmeat Markham.
braintree2 4 years ago
All ethnic groups got the comedic treatment back then, not just blacks.
lakeviewviking 3 years ago 4
@lakeviewviking That's true- "Diplomaniacs", the movie this scene is from, spends a lot of time making fun of Indians (Native Americans) and the Chinese long before the blackface scene.
SIMPFANN 2 years ago
This is such a great example of wheeler and woolsey. As for the black face, it is nice to see a historical example of the influence of blacl talent on american film. They say imitation is the highest form of flattery. We are lucky today rather than seeing just black face imitators that we have fine African American talent to do the job, but these moments helped to pave the way for that ultimately. Gotta give credit where credit was due. The imitation was the precursor of the real deal.
ohsotony 4 years ago