RKO Double Feature: Old Man Rhythm / To Beat the Band - DVD

In these three anthology films, RKO Pictures plumbed their library of musical and comedy shorts to cull together a series of celluloid variety shows that are toe-tapping and rib-tickling. Comedian Gil Lamb hosts Make Mine Laughs and delivers up musical and comedic delights from the likes of Leon Errol, Frances Langford, Anne Shirley and Dennis Day and more. Newcomer Jack Paar emcees both Variety Time and 1951's Footlight Varieties, brid

Showcasing some of the biggest stars in movie history, Star Spangled Rhythm is a hilarious story of a young sailor trying to impress his pals with the glitz and glamour of Hollywood! Whenever Jimmy Webster (Eddie Bracken) calls his father at Paramount Studios, the telephone operator - who thinks Jimmy is a swell catch -- embellishes his father's position from gatekeeper to studio boss. Thinking his father is one of Hollywood's head honc

One of the longest-running comedy series in radio history, Fibber McGee and Molly starred Jim and Marian Jordan as a blowhard husband and his patient, long-suffering wife. Airing from 1935 to 1959, the series introduced a host of memorable supporting characters (Gildersleeve, Beulah, Wallace Wimple) as well as catchphrases that became part of the vernacular ("T'ain't funny, McGee!"). The Jordans also appeared in feature films, and this