The Singing Brakeman (1929)
- Directed by
- Jasper Ewing Brady, Basil Smith
- Genre
- musical short
- Country
- United States
- Runtime
- 9 min
- Rating
- 7.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Jimmie Rodgers performs three of his country songs for a movie audience. The short film was made to capitalize on his popularity as a recording artist. It was shown between other films and newsreels in theaters.
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What happens
The Singing Brakeman is a 1929 short film, starring Jimmie Rodgers, and released by Columbia Pictures and the Victor Talking Machine Company. Rodgers sings three of his songs: "Waiting for a Train", "Daddy and Home" and "Blue Yodel". Following Rodgers' success as a recording artist by the end of 1929, the short was filmed at the studios of the Victor Talking Machine Company in Camden, New Jersey. Two versions of the film were produced and released with different credits. One of the releases contained a copyright notice of 1929, while the second one, was credited in 1930. The Singing Brakeman, advertised as a "singing novelty" was played in theaters from December 1929 between movies and newsreels. It was well received by the critics. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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