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The Ham What Am (1928) [NR]

Featuring:
Jay C. Flippen


Release Date:
June 30, 1928

Original Title:
The Ham What Am

Genres:
Comedy | Music

Production Companies:
Warner Bros. Pictures

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
US: NR 

Runtime: 7

Overview from TheMovieDB

In this Vitaphone short, Jay C. Flippen performs "Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs Off the Moon" and "Magnolia," as well as a vaudeville comedy routine.

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Overview from Open Movies

Jay C. Flippen finished out his career as a major supporting actor, particularly in westerns, playing the big, bluff hail-fellow-well-met sort of character who turned out to be a bully and a coward in the final reel. But before that he had a long career in vaudeville, and this is a record of his act.It may be a bit of a shock to see this piece as his roots were clearly in the minstrel show and his pacing clearly reflects this, rolling a cigar back and forth in his fingers, taking the occasional puff -- in mannerism much like George Burns, but in highly mannered language. His timing and jokes are also a bit old-fashioned, but spot on for the era. An excellent record but for specialists only.

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The Ham What Am (1928) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 5.0/10

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