Buckles Blog: 1938 Robbins Bros. #9

Monday, January 02, 2012

Chris Berry said...: This picture dates from late September 1937 when Cole Bros (not Robbins Bros) played a number of Southern California dates, including Los Angeles, Hollywood, Pasadena and Santa Monica. A number of Hollywood-types were brought to the lot for press availabilities, and among them were 14-year-old Ann Miller and 17-year-old Frances Gifford who had just made the picture "New Faces of 1937" with Milton Berle and a number of vaudeville stars (including Joe "Wanna Buy a Duck" Penner). Incidentally, the film "New Faces of 1937" bears an amazing similarity in storyline to Mel Brook's "The Producers".; 02 January, 2012 07:06
Roger Smith said...: Ann Miller's energetic dancing was known for record-breaking taps-per-minute, which MGM claimed hit 500. She usually was assigned less than star billing, but was 2nd to none dancing in their lavish musicals.

I saw her co-star with Mickey Rooney in SUGAR BABIES, in 1987. She was 64 then, and her solo tap-dancing turns brought the house down.; 04 January, 2012 22:14

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