Old Man Blues

1931
10m

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Ajouter une intrigue dans votre langueA woman sundered from her sweetheart sings the title song as a duet with a personified Old Man Blues, in fog-shrouded woodland.A woman sundered from her sweetheart sings the title song as a duet with a personified Old Man Blues, in fog-shrouded woodland.A woman sundered from her sweetheart sings the title song as a duet with a personified Old Man Blues, in fog-shrouded woodland.

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6,3/10

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Rôles principaux3

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Ethel Merman

Helen

Hal Forde

Old Man Blues
(as Hal Ford)

Hal Young

Paul

Histoire

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Le saviez-vous

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Anecdotes
Hal Young also toured as the original "Student Prince"

Bandes originales
He Doesn't Love Me Anymore
(uncredited)
Music by Ben Oakland
Lyrics by J.P. Murray and Barry Trivers
Performed by Ethel Merman

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8/10

A Metaphoric Struggle Against "The Blues"

A beguiling, even bizarre. musical short reminiscent of a Victor Herbert operetta or early musical dramas. Consumed by lost love, Ethel Merman wanders in a foggy forest near the tree when she and her lover carved their names years before. Here she encounters a strange old man cloaked in an dark cape. He is Old Man Blues, and he's there to lead Merman deeper and deeper into self-pity.

Totally in musical verse, she and Mr. Blues spar for her soul. Blues wins and almost convinces Merman to commit suicide because "there is nothing left to live for." Only the sudden return of her lover stops Merman from drowning herself.

Embracing and singing their renewed love for each other, the reunited couple turns away from Old Man Blues, leaving him alone in the dark forest. Filled with lonely atmosphere and engaging lyricism, this little film is a human metaphor for the ages.