He appears to be lighting a cigarette or cigar, which would be odd as he was not a smoker.
Can anyone help me identify this??
****UPDATED**** A request at slinetcomedians.com FINALLY gave me an answer from historian Steve Massa:
Hi Louis
I'm pretty sure your still is of the young Danny Kaye, and not El Brendel. It's from one of the Educational shorts that he shot in Astoria, NY, such as YOUR MONEY ON YOUR LIFE 1938 or CUPID TAKES A HOLIDAY 1938 where he plays the crazy Russian Nikolai Nikolaevich. The building behind him looks like the area around the studio.
Steve M.
MYSTERY SOLVED!!!
3 comments:
The code for "Rolled Stockings" stills I found on eBay was 1069-XX, so I doubt it's from "Rolled Stockings". Man, I wish that film was still extant!
"Too Many Crooks" looks like it's 334-X, so I guess it's not a still from that, either.
Good work Steve in identifying that still as Danny Kaye. I did a little further research and have figured out exactly which of Danny Kaye's four Educational shorts the still is from. It is from his last, "Money On Your Life".
These are the release dates and Educational production numbers for all four of his shorts:
1. Dime A Dance. (12-24-37). #8112.
2. Getting An Eyeful. (1-21-38). #8204.
3. Cupid Takes A Holiday. (2-4-38). #8115.
4. Money On Your Life. (5-13-38). #8205.
Now, if we find any more Kaye stills that look like Brendel, we will know which film they're from!
---- Rich Finegan
The following clip verifies your theory: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kAtyxnU1QM8
--Hilarie
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