A bandleader must prove he is worthy of entry into the the Hall of Music in heaven.A bandleader must prove he is worthy of entry into the the Hall of Music in heaven.A bandleader must prove he is worthy of entry into the the Hall of Music in heaven.
- Won 1 Oscar
- 1 win total
Frederick Brady
- Ted Barry
- (as Fred Brady)
Fritz Feld
- Niccolò Paganini
- (uncredited)
Halliwell Hobbes
- Franz Liszt
- (uncredited)
Elmer Jerome
- Official Recorder
- (uncredited)
Eric Mayne
- Johannes Brahms
- (uncredited)
Lionel Royce
- Pyotr Tchaikovsky
- (uncredited)
Billie 'Buckwheat' Thomas
- Gabriel
- (uncredited)
William Yetter Sr.
- Richard Wagner
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaTchaikovsky scolds Ted for having used one of his melodies and then says to the Official Recorder to let him "know when that Freddy Martin checks in here (Heaven)". Freddy Martin's biggest hit was "Tonight We Love" in 1941, which heavily borrowed from Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto Number 1 in B-flat Minor. It was such a big hit that Martin began to incorporate melodies from the classics in follow-up songs.
- ConnectionsVersion of It Was a Gay Ballnight (1939)
Featured review
fine MGM short
Bandleader Ted Barry (Frederick Brady) arrives at the Heavenly Gates. He's interviewed by gate keeper Mr. Frisbie from Public Relations, but he seems uninformed about Barry. He's brought inside by angel Joy to the Hall of Music where he must prove his worth before the icons of the past.
It's an MGM short that actually won an Oscar. I do have an issue with the premise. The entry test has nothing to do with morality, but it's all about the value of his music. That seems to go against western moral values. Otherwise, this is fine. The music is fine. I like the little section where Barry points out music being copied from previous icons. It's fine.
It's an MGM short that actually won an Oscar. I do have an issue with the premise. The entry test has nothing to do with morality, but it's all about the value of his music. That seems to go against western moral values. Otherwise, this is fine. The music is fine. I like the little section where Barry points out music being copied from previous icons. It's fine.
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- Jan 27, 2024
Details
- Runtime22 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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