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.

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