Zis Boom Bah

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Grace Hayes, Peter Lind Hayes, and Mary Healy in Zis Boom Bah (1941)

Hey, kids, let's get together and put on a show!" That's the idea behind this raucous spoof about a vaudeville performer who goes to college to spy on her bratty son.Hey, kids, let's get together and put on a show!" That's the idea behind this raucous spoof about a vaudeville performer who goes to college to spy on her bratty son.Hey, kids, let's get together and put on a show!" That's the idea behind this raucous spoof about a vaudeville performer who goes to college to spy on her bratty son.

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Grace Hayes

Grace Hayes

Peter Lind Hayes

Peter Kendricks

Mary Healy

Mary Healy

Huntz Hall

Skeets Skillhorn

Jan Wiley

Annabella

Frank Elliott

Mr. Kendricks
(as Frank Elliot)

Richard 'Skeets' Gallagher

Professor Warren
(as Skeets Gallegher)

Benny Rubin

Nick
(as Benny Ruben)

Eddie Kane

James J. Kane
(as Ed Kane)

Leonard Sues

Noisey

Roland Dupree

Pee Wee

Leon Alton

Student
(uncredited)

Herman Boden

Student
(uncredited)

Betty Compson

Mame
(uncredited)

J.C. Fowler

Club Patron
(uncredited)

Lois Landon

Mrs. Kendricks
(uncredited)

Bill Lawrence

Soda Jerk
(uncredited)

Carl M. Leviness

Club Patron
(uncredited)

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Trivia
The film's scenario was written with Grace Hayes, who actually was from vaudeville, as the vaudevillian mother. Her real life son, Peter Lind Hayes, who was part of their act, as Grace Hayes film's son who goes off to college. The musical comedy film's plot had been proposed to the authors/screen writers as a vehicle for the pair by Peter Lind Hayes.

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Musical Score
"Annabella"
by Johnny Lange & Lew Porter
A.S.C.A.P.
Sung by Peter Lind Hayes (uncredited)
Danced by Peter Lind Hayes (uncredited) and with Huntz Hall (uncredited), in drag.

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3/10

Nothing new but the music.

The main portion of this lightweight musical story is located at fictional Midwick College, which Peter Kendricks (Peter Lind Hayes) attends due to the largesse of stage actress Grace Hayes, his real-life mother who fills the same role here, and who manages to supply his love interest through her secretary Mary (Healy) who is his real-life wife. Drably directed from a weak script, and additionally hampered by excessive cutting and poor editing, this film does provide some treasures among its eight songs, including the title number, and has nice turns by soprano Healy, Benny Rubin as a snack shop proprietor, and the dynamic tap dancing Roland Dupree.