Bubbling Over is a 1934 American musical comedy short film directed by Leigh Jason. The film includes various negative stereotypes.[1] It is extant.
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| Directed by | Leigh Jason |
| Written by | Burnet Hershey (writer) |
| Produced by | Meyer Davis (associate producer) Monroe Shaff (producer) |
| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | Joseph Ruttenberg |
| Distributed by | RKO Radio Pictures |
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Running time | 20 minutes (USA) |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Plot
Samson Peabody is the janitor in an apartment building where he and his wife Ethel live with a large crowd of Samson's freeloading relatives. When more relatives come to stay, Ethel throws them out. A scheming occupant of the building reads Samson's mail and poses as a clairvoyant predicting the events of the letter; the arrival of Samson's rich Uncle for dinner. However, the Uncle is a penniless lunatic (imagining himself to be The Emperor Jones) and a pickpocket. He steals the chicken dinner, several watches of the guests, the clairvoyant's crystal ball, and (in the final scene) all the clothes of the people in the room.
Cast
- Ethel Waters as Ethel Peabody
- Southernaires Quartet as Some Relatives
- Hamtree Harrington as Presbee Peabody
- Frank L. Wilson as Swami River
Soundtrack
- Ethel Waters - "Taking Your Time"
- Southernaires Quartet - "Hang Your Hat in a Harlem Flat"
- Ethel Waters - "Darkies Never Dream"
- Southernaires Quartet - "Company's Coming Tonight"
References
External links
- Bubbling Over at IMDb
- The short film Bubbling Over is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.
- Film at Daily Motion
