Script Girl (1938)
** (out of 4)
Bland two-reeler from Warner has a couple good ideas but the end results just aren't there. The "story" here has a wannabe actress (Joan Abbott) showing up at a studio but being informed that there aren't any jobs today. Then, a couple come out and say that the director of a picture is demanding a "script girl" but the woman thinks they said "strip girl," which is something she's done before. It's strange because this bit of story doesn't come until after the ten-minute mark. What precedes it are a few vaudeville acts including Cross & Dunn doing a few numbers. We also get a couple music numbers along the way and then we get the stuff with the script girl. From here there are a couple other music numbers. I'm really not sure why they didn't introduce the story sooner but either way it wouldn't have saved the film. The music numbers for the most part are pretty forgettable with the exception being one dealing with New York being the apple of the world and the dance is done with large apples. The Cross & Dunn comedy with the hamburger really doesn't work either. This one here is certainly just for those who like watching every short they can.
