@notme123: And a standout football player at Rutgers, Phi Betta Kappa scholastic honors and then Columbia Law School. However, when employed as an attorney, a secretary refused to take dictation from him because he was African-American so he left law (the secretary likely wasn’t fired, as she should have been). He was acclaimed for the honesty of his singing and acting whether it was spirituals or Shakespeare’s OTHELLO. He is a role model for all of America.
@@nickpavia9021 Dunne was only two years older, but I agree--Helen Morgan looks a lot older than Irene Dunne does. Alcoholism took a grave toll on her.
@@seanmaher3518 But I wouldn't call it 'cute', Yes it's 1936 but doesn't mean it's not uncomfortable to watch. Seems to me things got worse in the 1940s when black characters went from menial to menial and 'comically' stupid. As Butterfly McQueen reportedly once said: "I didn't mind playiing the maid all the time, but I did mind being stupid'.
I grew up watching this a thousand times. Can't get enough of this, thanks for posting this.
Helen's voice was so pure and a joy to listen to.
It’s my 74th birthday and this brought tears to my eyes
Not only is it a beautiful tune, but look at how they develop each character and their relation to each other. It's a beautifully done sequence.
Paul Robeson, Columbia U. Law School, Member of NY Bar
@notme123: And a standout football player at Rutgers, Phi Betta Kappa scholastic honors and then Columbia Law School. However, when employed as an attorney, a secretary refused to take dictation from him because he was African-American so he left law (the secretary likely wasn’t fired, as she should have been). He was acclaimed for the honesty of his singing and acting whether it was spirituals or Shakespeare’s OTHELLO. He is a role model for all of America.
Every second of this clip is genius.
Beautiful, Beautiful, Beautiful XXX
Paul Robeson had a voice from god
Helen Morgan (dark dress) was dead just a few years after this due to her alcoholism.
What's insane to me is that she was a decade YOUNGER than Irene Dunne, despite looking like she could be her mother.
@@nickpavia9021 Dunne was only two years older, but I agree--Helen Morgan looks a lot older than Irene Dunne does. Alcoholism took a grave toll on her.
this is so wonderful it brings tears to my eyes
Closer to the actual play. Great.
This just forced me to smile.
Lovin' that song.
Even the best the best ' actors and actresses' of today would find it difficult to get parts as extras in movies back then among such real talent.
I agree
❤❤❤ YES!
The cast is so perfect for this movie. Makes one wonder why they ever tried to remake it. Same for the staging.
Classic.
holy COW...where is the FULL show of this version!!!! WOW!! THANKS..!!
Buy the DVD
I’m sorry if this makes me sound like a loser simp but goddamn that white girl in the white dress is gorgeous.
Irene Dunne
@masonf7332: You’re not a loser; YOU HAVE GREAT TASTE IN MUSIC, FILM AND WONDERFUL PERFORMANCES. Screw who tells you otherwise.
That's the great Irene Dunne, one of the top actresses of her era. See her in The Awful Truth with Cary Grant.
She's was almost a decade older than the woman in the black dress if you can believe it.
Where can I find this movie streaming?
I love how Irene Dunne makes the blackface expressions when she's shuffling about
Why
@@bethr8756 Because it's cute
@@nickpavia9021 it's not cute . It's stupid and offensive.
@@bethr8756it’s 1936, dude. Don’t like it don’t watch.
@@seanmaher3518 But I wouldn't call it 'cute', Yes it's 1936 but doesn't mean it's not uncomfortable to watch. Seems to me things got worse in the 1940s when black characters went from menial to menial and 'comically' stupid. As Butterfly McQueen reportedly once said: "I didn't mind playiing the maid all the time, but I did mind being stupid'.