Story Conference

1934
21m

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Studio executives are holding a story meeting. As each tells his idea it is illustrated by song and dance routines. Spoofs 'Honeymoon Hotel' number from Footlight Parade (1933)Studio executives are holding a story meeting. As each tells his idea it is illustrated by song and dance routines. Spoofs 'Honeymoon Hotel' number from Footlight Parade (1933)Studio executives are holding a story meeting. As each tells his idea it is illustrated by song and dance routines. Spoofs 'Honeymoon Hotel' number from Footlight Parade (1933)

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6.0/10

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Lillian Roth

Lillian Roth

The Sizzlers

Singing Group

The Three Minutes

Singing Group

Bert Matthews

Bert

Eugene von Grona

von Grona
(as von Grona)

Leni Bouvier

Bouvier
(as Bouvier)

Vicki Cummings

Miss Jones - the Director's Secretary
(uncredited)

Director
- Roy Mack
Writers
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Trivia
Vitaphone production reels #1665-1666.

Goofs
When the writers walk into the office for the story conference, one goes over by the window and removes his hat. In the next shot the same man approaches the window again, does not remove his hat and walks off to the left.

Connections
Featured in Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)

Soundtracks
Alimony Sal
(uncredited)
Written by Cliff Hess
Performed by Lillian Roth
Also sung by chorus girls

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6/10

The I'll Cry Tomorrow girl

This Warner Brothers short subject features Lillian Roth the woman whose autobiography I'll Cry Tomorrow provided Susan Hayward with one of her great roles. But that was two decades into the future.

Roth had already been in Hollywood and Paramount put her in such feature films as Animal Crackers, The Vagabond King, and Madame Satan. She was at pretty much the end of her film career when Story Conference came out.

The framework for the many numbers in this short was a conference among studio writers and their ideas for the next Lillian Roth picture. The number s are cute but mostly forgettable. One however entitled Alimony Sal was pretty good and might have been better known if it were in one of Warner Brothers feature film musicals.

This is a good chance to see the real Lillian Roth.