Harry Reser and his orchestra perform popular songs of the day and accompany guest performers.Harry Reser and his orchestra perform popular songs of the day and accompany guest performers.Harry Reser and his orchestra perform popular songs of the day and accompany guest performers.
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Ralph Brewster
- Self - One of the Modernaires
- (uncredited)
Bill Conway
- Self - one of the Modernaires
- (uncredited)
Harold Dickinson
- Self - one of the Modernaires
- (uncredited)
Chuck Goldstein
- Self - One of the Modernaires
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaVitaphone production reel #1983.
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Harry Reser & His Eskimos (1936)
*** (out of 4)
If you watch Turner Classic Movies enough then you know that various Warner/Vitaphone shorts usually show up at least twice a week. These one-reelers usually lasted under ten-minutes and today are a great reminder of what music use to be liked back in the day. If you've seen enough of these things you know that the studio was usually pretty good coming up with fresh ideas for stories and this one here is certainly original as Harry Reser and his band are inside an igloo where the band members are dressed up as Eskimos. 'You Hit the Spot' is without question the highlight of the short as we get Reser doing a terrific number but there's also The Modernaires doing the vocals and The Three Yates Sisters doing a very good tap dance. Another great number is 'Tiger Rag' which we hear at the very end. All the numbers performed are of a very high quality and even if you're not familiar with this type of music it's certainly good enough to where your feet should be wanting to dance along. The production values are actually quite high here as it seems like the studio spent a few extra dollars trying to make everything look as good as they could.
*** (out of 4)
If you watch Turner Classic Movies enough then you know that various Warner/Vitaphone shorts usually show up at least twice a week. These one-reelers usually lasted under ten-minutes and today are a great reminder of what music use to be liked back in the day. If you've seen enough of these things you know that the studio was usually pretty good coming up with fresh ideas for stories and this one here is certainly original as Harry Reser and his band are inside an igloo where the band members are dressed up as Eskimos. 'You Hit the Spot' is without question the highlight of the short as we get Reser doing a terrific number but there's also The Modernaires doing the vocals and The Three Yates Sisters doing a very good tap dance. Another great number is 'Tiger Rag' which we hear at the very end. All the numbers performed are of a very high quality and even if you're not familiar with this type of music it's certainly good enough to where your feet should be wanting to dance along. The production values are actually quite high here as it seems like the studio spent a few extra dollars trying to make everything look as good as they could.
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- Michael_Elliott
- Apr 30, 2011
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- Melody Masters (1936-1937 season) #2: Harry Reser and His Eskimos
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- Runtime9 minutes
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- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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