The Naughty Twenties

1951
10m

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This short looks back three decades to celebrate the "Naughty Twenties". Newsreel and movie clips with voiceover narration review the era's national and international politics, fashion, popu... Read allThis short looks back three decades to celebrate the "Naughty Twenties". Newsreel and movie clips with voiceover narration review the era's national and international politics, fashion, popular entertainment, sports and engineering feats.This short looks back three decades to celebrate the "Naughty Twenties". Newsreel and movie clips with voiceover narration review the era's national and international politics, fashion, popular entertainment, sports and engineering feats.

Writer
- Charles L. Tedford
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6.4/10

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Writer
- Charles L. Tedford
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Art Gilmore

Self - Narrator
(voice)

John J. Pershing

Self
(archive footage)

Elsie Janis

Self
(archive footage)

Woodrow Wilson

Self
(archive footage)

William Jennings Bryan

Self
(archive footage)

James M. Cox

Self
(archive footage)
(as James Cox)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self
(archive footage)
(as Franklin Delano Roosevelt)

Lillian Russell

Self
(archive footage)

Al Jolson

Self
(archive footage)

Warren G. Harding

Self
(archive footage)

Calvin Coolidge

Self
(archive footage)

Will H. Hays

Self
(archive footage)
(as Will Hays)

Gus Van

Self
(archive footage)

Joe Schenck

Self
(archive footage)

Willie Howard

Self
(archive footage)

Eugene Howard

Self
(archive footage)

Hirohito

Self
(archive footage)
(as Prince Hirohito)

Duke of Windsor

Self
(archive footage)
(as Prince of Wales)

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Trivia
Vitaphone release 2010A.

Goofs
The narrator says the racehorse Man o' War "won 19 out of 20 starts". He actually won 20 of 21 starts.

Crazy credits
Narrator Art Gilmore identifies all other credited cast members.

Connections
Features Between the Acts at the Opera (1926)

Soundtracks
Ain't We Got Fun?
(uncredited)
Music by Richard A. Whiting
Performed by orchestra during opening credits

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5/10

A Brief Look at the 1920s

This one-reel short covering the "new and daring" 1920s barely scratches the surface, but it is good filler. The clips appear to be newsreels from Warner Bros. Narrator Art Gilmore reads writer Charles L. Tedford script with brisk enthusiasm. We begin with the end of The Great War – the USA is guided by President Woodrow Wilson. Political campaigns are covered. "The Naughty Twenties" were presumably "naughty" due to Prohibition, and we see speakeasies. Flappers and suffragettes provide a sharp contrast in women's movements. "Bold and shocking" feminine bathing attire is shown. Considering the future, the brief clips of young Franklin D. Roosevelt and young Hirohito are interesting. Arguably the decade's most popular "all-around" entertainer, Al Jolson is seen briefly; since he was under contract to the studio producing this short, the attention seems slight. A sports highlight shows boxing heavyweight Jack Dempsey. There are rare looks at actor George Arliss and dancer Marilyn Miller performing live, with the latter given a relatively generous portion of screen time.

***** The Naughty Twenties (2/51) Gordon Hollingshead ~ Art Gilmore, Marilyn Miller, Jack Dempsey, Elsie Janis