The Great American Mug

This is a 'Passing Parade' short from MGM. Like other films in the series, this one looks back nostalgically to the good 'ol days--back to the late 19th century when barbershops were quite the rage. You'll see barbers in action, a brief look at some barbershop quartet, cuspidors and the rest of the stuff you might find in such a place. It's interesting that the narrator and tone are so reverent and excited about a time and place that don't seem all that wonderful today. In other words, they seem really excited about a bygone time which really wasn't THAT wonderful--as diseases were difficult to treat, life expectancy was short and work was very, very hard. Now I am not saying it's a bad film--but one that didn't spark any interest in my as I watched.