Grouchy Guy Kibbee throws his golf clubs into a roaring fireplace after a rough afternoon on the links.Grouchy Guy Kibbee throws his golf clubs into a roaring fireplace after a rough afternoon on the links.Grouchy Guy Kibbee throws his golf clubs into a roaring fireplace after a rough afternoon on the links.
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The Golfer's Son: Momma, who was that man?
The Golfer's Wife: It's only your father, son. He's a golfer.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Added Attractions: The Hollywood Shorts Story (2002)
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jbacks3 sums it up very well--read their review as well
Rarely do I read a review and wish I'd written it myself, but I sure did here. Jbacks3 summarized this short film on the golf swing wonderfully and there isn't a whole lot to add. I particularly liked their comment that they felt there was no way that veteran character actor, Guy Kibbee, could have married a relatively "hot" lady like Glenda Farrell! Despite this being a not especially interesting film since I hate golf, I decided to watch it for one reason--I love Guy Kibbee. He's one of my favorite old-time character actors. He was usually very funny and seeing him in any film made it just a bit better. Here, while Booby Jones expertly teaches how to drive a golf ball, his delivery is dry as dust--thank goodness for Kibbee's antics to provide a few laughs.
By the way, as jbacks3 also pointed out, get a load of the television that Kibbee has! The device had only just been invented and was still years away from its being demonstrated at the New York World's Fair (1939) and almost two decades before they began appearing in homes in appreciable numbers. At this point, TV was VERY experimental--practically no one owned one and there were almost no broadcasts--just a few trials to either show off or help perfect the device. While the image on the screen is NOT really televised (it was a film and was superimposed on the screen), it still was a neat gimmick in the film, though the screen and quality of the show was light-years better than TVs really were in the late 1940s and well into the 1950s. Early TVs in the post-war years often had screen of only 6-8" or less and the images were poor and "snowy".
This film is an interesting archival piece, but mostly only to history teachers (like me), cinemaniacs (like me) and golf nuts (well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad).
By the way, as jbacks3 also pointed out, get a load of the television that Kibbee has! The device had only just been invented and was still years away from its being demonstrated at the New York World's Fair (1939) and almost two decades before they began appearing in homes in appreciable numbers. At this point, TV was VERY experimental--practically no one owned one and there were almost no broadcasts--just a few trials to either show off or help perfect the device. While the image on the screen is NOT really televised (it was a film and was superimposed on the screen), it still was a neat gimmick in the film, though the screen and quality of the show was light-years better than TVs really were in the late 1940s and well into the 1950s. Early TVs in the post-war years often had screen of only 6-8" or less and the images were poor and "snowy".
This film is an interesting archival piece, but mostly only to history teachers (like me), cinemaniacs (like me) and golf nuts (well, 2 out of 3 ain't bad).
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- planktonrules
- Mar 8, 2008
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- Runtime10 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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