Down Memory Lane

"Bing Crosby singing the songs he made famous! W.C. Fields - King of the clowns!"

Aug 2 1949 Passed 1h 10m
Comedy, History, Music

This film is a compilation, with narration by Steve Allen, of comedies from the old Mack Sennett silent studio. Sennett, himself, appears in a cameo at the end of the film.

Plot

With Steve Allen doing the weaving, four Mack Sennett shorts are woven together in this Sennett compilation; two are complete and the other two have only minor deletions. The shorts used were: "Sing, Bing, Sing" and "In the Blue of the Night", both starring Bing Crosby; "The Dentist" with W.C.Fields; and "The Singing Boxer" with Donald Novis. There were also ten songs, many that became hits (in their time) and one that later became Crosby's theme song.

Written by

Steve Allen

Directed by

Phil Karlson

Production Countries

United States of America

Languages

English

Awards

N/A

Scores
# of Votes
60
Average Rating
5.9 out of 10
Metascore
NA
Popularity
NA