Supper at Six

Year Published: 1933

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Supper at Six (U.S., 1933)

An alimony check provides cause for celebration in this musical short whose title plays off Dinner at Eight of the same year. Featuring stage actress Maude Odell as a stern but sympathetic landlady with a collection of colorful boarding house tenants, many of whom contribute to the evening’s entertainment — music, acrobatics and even magic — this was one in a series of 13 musical shorts produced by Mentone Productions for Universal Pictures. It showcases stars of radio fame including the Ponce Sisters, whose estate assisted with supporting the preservation of this film.—Staci Hogsett

Director: Lynn Shores. Screenwriter: Ballard MacDonald. With: Maude Odell, Hilda Spong, Jack Arthur, The Ponce Sisters.

Preservation funded by the Fenley, McCain and Verkamp families. Preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive from the 35mm nitrate original picture and track negatives. Laboratory services by The PHI Stoa Film Lab, Deluxe Media Audio Services, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Mark Cantor, David McCain, NBCUniversal.

Complete Record: Supper at Six (U.S., 1933) An alimony check provides cause for celebration in this musical short whose title plays off Dinner at Eight of the same year. Featuring stage actress Maude Odell as a stern but sympathetic landlady with a collection of colorful boarding house tenants, many of whom contribute to the evening’s entertainment — music, acrobatics and even magic — this was one in a series of 13 musical shorts produced by Mentone Productions for Universal Pictures. It showcases stars of radio fame including the Ponce Sisters, whose estate assisted with supporting the preservation of this film.—Staci Hogsett Director: Lynn Shores. Screenwriter: Ballard MacDonald. With: Maude Odell, Hilda Spong, Jack Arthur, The Ponce Sisters. Preservation funded by the Fenley, McCain and Verkamp families. Preserved by the UCLA Film & Television Archive from the 35mm nitrate original picture and track negatives. Laboratory services by The PHI Stoa Film Lab, Deluxe Media Audio Services, Simon Daniel Sound. Special thanks to Mark Cantor, David McCain, NBCUniversal.

Transcription

e [Music] that's all we get on Monday it's dry and on Tuesday it's Wednesday it's Thursday it's Lam Friday it's fish and on Saturday H Sunday night is for it goes by the name of meatballs and hamburgers do very well for you onions potatoes and carrots are swell for you put them together and what do they [Applause] [Music] morning Mrs mcnut beautiful day isn't it is it well up with the work I have to do in this house I have no time to tell whether it's raining or snowing Madam marola Madame marola hey Prim yes here's your all money check oh just a minute oh thank you so much do you think that you could manage to cash it for me cash it you and it and I'll give you $226 and 35 change the same as always oh but my dear Mary now don't dear marry me for seven long years you've been trying to get into my debt well my throat tonic costs more I have my voice to consider well if you took less tonic you'd have more voice nevertheless we shall celebrate as usual you may fight the other guest the junk man should be here any minute have you any bottles for him oh shut up tonight my love when all the house is still we'll steal away to Greenwich a secret wedding and then is that so well there'll be no sneaking out of no house and there be no wedding and no Greenwich Village with no ham actor my you kill me those are the lines in our egg sure we wouldn't think of getting married any place but in St Malik's church with father Leonard would we honey honey well with your ideas of marriage Mr William Anthony Hall you'd better think about money not honey go and get yourself a job I almost got one really he has MA wait until you hear our new number I have no time to listen to new oh now come on just take a minute now sit down come on Billy sing it all right Once Upon a Time behind a cloud up in the sky two shining stars discusted [Music] by from the million stars we don't know which ones ours may be we only know that two them belong to you and me it was meant to be [Music] my RO to Paradise intended to me so that we should never St love was sent to God the way all along the road desire burning to light [Music] every guing Stars they contr these of ours in that fascinating Universe our happiness love with the power that's [Music] Divine they Shine Your bright star M and you see our written in the skar [Music] there am I isn't he Grand oh that's fine but now you get to your work go clean that silver and you go find yourself a job what do you mean $7 for a room I can get a room across the street for $550 oh you K can you well then why don't you go across and get it don't get fresh I'll talk to the landl oh Mrs mcnut good morning uh what are your lowest terms for actors I term them dirty lawers and bums [Music] [Music] hey how I called you time and time and again I don't blame me for falling in love with you I'm under your spell how can I help it don't blame me and you see [Music] when if I can't conceal the thrill that I'm feeling don't blame me I can't help it if that dog on moon above makes me need need someone like you to love just blame your kiss as sweet as a kiss can be and blame all your charms that melt in my arms but don't blame me say what do you think this is a beer garden boy if it only was well well if you'll only pipe down a little I'll send Annie up with a nice cold picture of ice [Music] water [Music] know and the moon on high knows the reason why sweet it's shs without know what I do in This Heart of you all the [Music] time [Music] know it's and the moon on high knows the reason why sweet it's else seems shareds without you I don't know what I [Music] doet sweet it's you come on girl we're going to eat now we got to go to I [Music] ladies first [Applause] [Music] a this's a present for you Merry Christmas oh must be the end of the depression that's bad for your [Music] hey we were right you in Brick what night Tuesday oh you should have caught me Thursday night that you me I [Music] you well and if it isn't Mr Shakespeare himself and what have you got there the back rent pray detain me not M it is not filthy looker that warms me chest but one of God's tiny creatures a w like me who did waken pity in me heart now none of your brother MC Beth mad what is at your heightening a pine six undetermined but mly famished I doubt not a mangy kitten isn't it hard enough for me to feed this house full as it is without your bringing another non paying guest into the place one moment ma we ask not of your bounty see it shall dine with me good Lord horest duu when did you eat last that is beside the question give that poor little thing to me is that the way to hold it now March downstairs into the kitchen and I'll feed the both of you the idea of feeding the little I may as well get it over I have an apology to make I hope you will accept it as it's given you know I've been trying to reduce but I found it was no use I'm so fond of food but without it what's the use of living I've tried every sort of diet when I hear of one I tried everybody has a different way to lose so I starved myself and I didn't eat cut out my pastry and my meat and I got those weary fat reduc and blues when I see a piece of pie and I have to pass it by Oh Me Oh My I get the blues and bread this bread with butter seem to look at me and utter if you eat me not a pound you'll ever lose every french fried potato has a day to make me fatter it don't matter if I st myself to death I've got to lose weight I've got to lose weight that's all I'm saying underneath my breath I get blue when I'm on if you don't [Music] mey you get those I feel I want to get in again Blues W to get in again blue [Music] [Applause] [Music] and now everyone how about little drink to the engagement of Miss Mirabel mcnut and yours truly whaty well don't get excited mom Billy means our engagement at The Palace Theater next week he got the job well thank heaven somebody in this house is going to work besides Miss oh ma can you picture our names going up in lights and Billy and me walking out on the stage just like your father and me 30 years ago I've only to close my eyes and see the dancing MC [Music] nuts there is a boarding house not far away where all of the actors and actresses stay three meals in room at a dollar a day when the dinner bell rings you can hear them all say Hash Hash that's all we get on Monday it's dry Tuesday it's wet Wednesday it's beef Thursday it's lamb Friday it's fish and on Saturday H Sund night it's and for it goes by the name of gash meatballs and hamburger do very well for you carrots potatoes and onions are swell for you put them together and what do they spell for your together [Music] that's all we get on Monday it's dry and on Tuesday it's wet Wednesday it's and thamb F sat Sunday night it's different quite for it goes by the name of gulash meatballs and hamburgers do very well for you onions potatoes and carrots are SW for you put them together and do they for [Music]


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