The Flame Song

1934
22m

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In the kingdom of Florestan, a weak Prince Henry is ousted from power by his calculating cousin, Prince Basil. While exiled in Paris, Henry learns that the people are suffering under the tyr... Read allIn the kingdom of Florestan, a weak Prince Henry is ousted from power by his calculating cousin, Prince Basil. While exiled in Paris, Henry learns that the people are suffering under the tyranny of Basil's corrupt monarchy and decides to return to his homeland. Posing as the chau... Read allIn the kingdom of Florestan, a weak Prince Henry is ousted from power by his calculating cousin, Prince Basil. While exiled in Paris, Henry learns that the people are suffering under the tyranny of Basil's corrupt monarchy and decides to return to his homeland. Posing as the chauffeur of a traveling playboy--who is in reality Henry's manservant--he manages to make it ... Read all

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Based on the feature film The Song of the Flame (1930) which was in turn based on the Broadway play of the same title that opened at the 44th Street Theatre, 216 West 44th Street, on December 30, 1925 and ran for 219 performances until July 10, 1926. Bernice Claire also appeared in the feature film in the same role.

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Remake of The Song of the Flame (1930)

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One Little Drink
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Music by Harry Akst
Lyrics by Grant Clarke

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Gershwin & Hammerstein

Here's a real musical curiosity: George Gershwin and Oscar Hammerstein II contributed music and lyrics to this mixed operetta and popular (for 1930s, pre-swing audiences) music short subject.

The story is that Prince Alexander Gray is deposed as ruler of Floretan by a popular revolt. Fellow Prince J. Harold Murray heads to the kingdom to restore order and charm the local ladies while disguised as a chauffeur, because that's how these stories progress.

Both Gray and Murray were popular 1920s musical performers. Gray got his start with Ziegfeld, and Murray was very popular in vaudeville, and both operetta and modern musicals. Neither of their film careers survived this musical short, which was intended to take advantage of the fading remnants of their popularity. How Hammerstein and Gershwin got involved is uncertain, but I expect sizable checks were involved.