Captain Henry's Radio Show

1933

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Wilh Annetle Llaiishaw, Molasses and January, The Show Boat Four,, Tiny Ruffner, Kel 'in Keech, Muriel Wilson, Lanny Ross and Don Voorhees and his Orchestra, Right Out of the days of big tim... Read allWilh Annetle Llaiishaw, Molasses and January, The Show Boat Four,, Tiny Ruffner, Kel 'in Keech, Muriel Wilson, Lanny Ross and Don Voorhees and his Orchestra, Right Out of the days of big time radio almost a century ago is this picturization of one of the most popular programs of ... Read allWilh Annetle Llaiishaw, Molasses and January, The Show Boat Four,, Tiny Ruffner, Kel 'in Keech, Muriel Wilson, Lanny Ross and Don Voorhees and his Orchestra, Right Out of the days of big time radio almost a century ago is this picturization of one of the most popular programs of the era that was a weekly feature on NBC. The stars-the props-the oversize micro-phones of... Read all

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Annette Hanshaw

Self…

Pat Padgett

Molasses
(as Molasses and January)

Pick Malone

January
(as Molasses and January)

Don Voorhees

Self…

The Show Boat Four

Singing Group

Tiny Ruffner

Show Announcer

Kelvin Keech

NBC Announcer

Muriel Wilson

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Lanny Ross

Lanny Ross…

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Showboating to the Last Drop

I watched this short because I am a fan of singer Annette Hanshaw, a bluesy singer of the period. However, this recreation of the popular radio show "The Maxwell House Show Boat" offers us a variety show of singers, including a syrupy duet version of "Please" and two white actors in blackface. They are billed as "Molasses and January", and do a routine about a horse race. It won't play well to a modern audience, alas.

It does please me, mostly because it gives me a chance to see Miss Hanshaw sing "We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye." The rest of it is largely a standard offering of current musical styles that were done better elsewhere.

Trivia
Noteworthy for having the only known on-screen performance by Annette Hanshaw.

Soundtracks
Here Comes the Show Boat
(uncredited)
Music by Maceo Pinkard
Lyrics by Billy Rose
Performed at the beginning and end by The Show Boat Four with Don Voorhees and orchestra