Irving Kaufman sings in an insanely fast manner as Lew White plays the organ. I say insanely fast because it really put me on edge as I listened--especially in the opening.
The film consists of this singing as various newsreel-like images pass before the screen. Some of the camera-work and framing techniques are pretty innovative--as are the credits of the presidents as they shoot towards the viewer. I can really respect these innovations--even if the film itself is pretty dreadful and hard to watch by today's standards! The DVD from the set from American Film Archives describes it all as kitschy--I just think it was dated and dull.
By the way, get a load of the incredibly offensive images of black people in the cartoon segment before the baby parade--uggh!
The film consists of this singing as various newsreel-like images pass before the screen. Some of the camera-work and framing techniques are pretty innovative--as are the credits of the presidents as they shoot towards the viewer. I can really respect these innovations--even if the film itself is pretty dreadful and hard to watch by today's standards! The DVD from the set from American Film Archives describes it all as kitschy--I just think it was dated and dull.
By the way, get a load of the incredibly offensive images of black people in the cartoon segment before the baby parade--uggh!
