I planned to edit out the musical numbers and post just Ted & the boys, but it was still over 13 minutes that way, so I just cut the whole thing into 2 parts.
Thanks for not cutting out the musical numbers! Always loved them!
Wonderful catchy songs by the great songwriters Jimmy McHugh & Dorothy Fields.
Choreography by Busby Berkeley.
Beautiful chorus girls.
Music played by the great Gus Arnheim's band.
Those two numbers are as fine visual and audio entertainment as Ted & The Stooges are for comedy. All ingredients for a great short!
The original MGM feature the production numbers are taken from, FLYING HIGH (1931) is also good fun, especially for Bert Lahr fans. Even though I've had it on video for years I just ordered the DVD from Warner Archives (taking advantage of a sale on musicals) and it just arrived yesterday.
I also collect 78 RPM records of early-talkie movie songs, and although they've proven to be quite rare, I've found a couple 78's of the two songs in this short. Unfortunately Gus Arnheim's Orchestra didn't record them for record.