. . . MOVIELAND MAGIC, because only a madman could have written what we see on the screen here. Back in the 1900s, movie studios turned out several one- or two-reel live-action shorts annually which tried to make out that there was something appealing about working in the movie industry. Many of these made about as much sense as the meat-packing industry filming a montage of their rendering operations as a way to encourage people to eat meat and work in packing plants. MOVIELAND MAGIC is the most egregious example of such idiocy that I've seen so far, as it tries to blend snippets from OTHER similar Warner Bros. shorts (of which 1940s theater goers already were sick and tired) into a "seamless" whole with the over-used (and here, poorly executed) "studio tour" framing device gimmick. The first recycled bit is the "Springtime in Vienna" period costume waltz, no doubt Mel Brooks' original inspiration for the 2000% better "Springtime for Hitler" piece from THE PRODUCERS. It's all downhill from there. Whether it's jitterbug mayhem, Jane Wyman proving exactly why she was a First Lady reject, Mexican hat dancers, or crooning cowboys, NOTHING hangs together. By the last segment featuring a "boy king" presiding over HIS grand finale tune, "The Good Old American Way," MOVIELAND MAGIC has given up any pretense at continuity, proving that the Warner Bros. hacks behind this two-reeler were total Muggles at "magic" of any sort!