Mean To Me 1929 Annette Hanshaw rival & Jack Benny

[nekoexcel]

Amazing. This is one of my favorite "classic" songs. Thanks for sharing!

[2reeler]

@nekoexcel Glad you enjoyed it.  I think this is the only performance that still exists by Miss Blake.

[Thorum13]

Excellent... and hilarious!!

[2reeler]

@Thorum13 Thank you! Glad you liked Babe Blake doing her one hit wonder!

[imnotlarry]

2:52 boob touch

[xxoogossipgirl]

I JUST WANT TO LIVE IN THIS DECADE.

[lepaysandu]

Quelle est belle ,mais le type est détestable avec elle ,la pauvre fille . Bref Merci a vous ! I enjoy it ,thanks !

[nonamesareavailable1]

what an absolute cutey! i love her voice, it's very endearing :)

[bluedoris88]

That kinda singing was great at the time, but it ddidnt travel in time well, sounds

just silly now. Jack benny on the other hand, was funny always.

[2reeler]

@bluedoris88 Thanks for your comment! You made a good point. Yes, baby-talk singing was old news in about a year or two, but Jack Bennys comedy was always good. Did you see his tv shows?

[distorsiondaddy]

funny ending ^^

[bsgs98]

What a special treat to see Jack Benny in this rare film. I like how Jack gives recognition to the songwriters. And for Miss Blake.... well, she IS a babe!

[oldsundance]

Does anyone know 'Babe' Blake's real name. I can't find any other reference to her on the net.

[BooppoopaDoop]

@oldsundance

When i first read the word Babe i thought she was Marjorie Babe Kane, but it seems this person is someone else. She's using a mixture of Hanshaw & Kane's singing style. becuse if im correct Hanshaw had not long impersonated Helen Kane in (1929) as Dot Dare/Patsy Young & also recorded her hit song mean to me.

[Shabannie]

This is a wonderful post. I used to watch Jack Benny on TV in the sixties. I had never seen any of his work from the twenties.

---------Ellen