- Title: V-8202.1
- Summary: POPPIN' THE CORK: MILTON BERLE. NORMA TAYLOR, MARY COLE, GERTRUDE MUDGE. GOOD TOPICAL COMEDY ABOUT REPEAL OF PROHIBITION LAW. MILTON BERLE'S FIRST SOUND FILM
- Description:01:08:30 - CU SCHOOL NEWSPAPER "COLLEGE SNITCH" OXIDONTAL UNIVERSITY 01:08:39 - COLLEGE LIFE CHEERLEADERS, FEMALE STUDENTS WITH SPORTS EQUIPMENT, TENNIS RACKETS, BASKETBALL, GIRLS JUMPING ROPE, FOOTBALL PLAYERS. GIRLS SING great depression era musical production number 01:08:57 - MEN IN PRODUCTION NUMBER DRESSED AS COLLEGE FOOTBALL PLAYERS PUT THEIR BACKS TOGETHER AND THE LETTERS ON THEIR SHIRT SPELL " REPEAL " REGARDING THE REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ( VOLSTEAD ACT ) WHICH HAPPENED WHEN THIS SHORT WAS PRODUCED IN 1933 01:09:02 - STUDENT PLEADS WITH DEAN TO PASS A STUDENT 01:09:32 - FOOTBALL TEAM AND STUDENTS GREET POPULAR STUDENT IN COON SKIN COAT. BERLE 01:09:36 - COMEDIAN MILTON BERLE ENTERS - HIS FIRST STARRING FILM 01:10:06 - MILTON BERLE IN COON SKIN COAT HUGS GIRL, MAKES DATE JOKES 01:10:28 - MAN READS TELEGRAM. OPENS COON SKIN COAT, WEARING NOTHING UNDERNEATH BUT UNDERWEAR. 01:11:00 - ANOTHER STUDENT WEARING COON SKIN COAT AND BEANIE 1930s COLLEGE FASHION. OPENS HIS COAT, WEARING FAKE FUR 01:11:22 - GIRL IS COLD. ASKS BERLE FOR HIS COAT, CAN'T GIVE IT TO HER BECAUSE HE'S NAKED UNDERNEATH. HAS FOOTBALL TEAM HUDDLE AROUND HIM, THROWS HER THE COAT 01:12:10 - COLLEGE BOY WEARING COON SKIN COAT ARRIVES WITH SUIT OF CLOTHES. FOOTBALL PLAYER GRABS SUIT. 01:12:17 - RICH SNOBBY PARENTS GREET DAUGHTER. 01:12:41 - WHISTLE BLOWS, FOOTBALL TEAM RUNS OFF LEAVING BERLE PUTTING ON HIS PANTS. SHOCKED PARENTS. 01:13:17 - BERLE GREETS FRIEND, TAKES OFF HIS RING TO SHAKE HANDS. 01:14:04 - COLLEGE STUDENTS IN CLASS. RADIO BROADCAST. ANNOUNCER. STUDENTS DEBATE PROHIBITION REPEAL 01:16:42 - WRITING ON CHALKBOARD. LADY SITS ON SMALL CHALKBOARD. WOMAN HAS WRITING ON HER COAT. 01:16:58 - ROADHOUSE. GETTING BEER FROM TAP IN BARREL. MEN & WOMEN SINGING ABOUT BEER. 01:17:04 - COLLEGE COUPLE ON A DATE. ROMANTIC SCENE OUTSIDE IN THE GARDEN. SHE WALKS OUT ON HIM "YOU'RE NOTHING BUT THE COLLEGE BUFFOON" 01:18:40 - TWO GOONS YELL AT BERLE, WANT HIM TO GET RID OF PRO-TEMPERANCE WOMAN, PUTS ON "DISGUISE" USES HAT RACK AS CRUTCH BERLE HIDES UNDER HER TABLE, GREETS PEOPLE IN RESTAURANT. 01:19:51 - BERLE HIDING UNDER RESTAURANT TABLE. BERLE LETS GIRL KNOW HE'S UNDER THE TABLE. WAITER BRINGS DRINKS. BERLE SMOKES CIGARETTE. WOMAN YELLS. 01:21:00 - PEOPLE PASS NOTE UNDER TABLE. BERLE INTERCEPTS NOTE, READS. 01:21:48 - BERLE SPIKES WOMAN'S DRINK, WOMAN DRINKS. MAKES A FACE. LOOKING THROUGH SPECTACLES. GETS DRUNK WITHOUT KNOWING. PUTS SUGAR IN DRINK 01:22:24 - 1930 DANCE BAND ON STAGE. 01:22:28 - DRUNK WOMAN LAUGHING. MAITRE'D. SMELLS GLASS. THREATENS TO HAVE HER ARRESTED. 01:23:30 - TWO MEN FIGHT VERBALLY OVER A GIRL. BERLE MAKES REPEAL SPEECH 01:23:53 - TRAIN SUPERIMPOSED OVER MAP OF U.S. NEWSPAPER HEADLINES. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION 01:24:15 - CRANE UNLOADS CRATE FROM FREIGHTER 01:24:18 - NEW YEAR'S PARTY. CHEF IN WINE CELLAR. SELECTS BOTTLE 01:24:20 - NEW YEAR'S PARTY. PEOPLE BALLROOM DANCING. NOISEMAKERS LIQUOR LAW REPEALED. CHAMPAGNE. TIMES SQUARE SPINNING. KISSES BOTTLES. KISSES HAND. 01:24:45 - FORMAL DINNER. BERLE PULLS OUT REJECTION TELEGRAM CHANGES IT, PRETENDS TO BE A SUCCESS TO MAKE POINTS WITH PARENTS. AIR TIGHT BOTTLE STOPPER. SWINDLES THEM INTO BUYING THE PATENT FOR $25,000 MAN WRITES OUT A CHECK. 01:26:39 - TAPE ENDS
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1933
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1930s
- File Name: V-8202.1