Murray Roth

Most Popular Murray Roth Trailers

Total trailers found: 73

My Bag o' Tricks Trailer (1929)

15 January 1929

A vaudeville act. Trixie Friganza performs first a story and then a song. For the story, she wears a wide-brimmed had and a matching diaphanous shawl.

Flying Hostess Trailer (1936)

01 December 1936

The story of the training and adventures of several airline stewardesses.

Harry Fox and His Six American Beauties Trailer (1929)

21 July 1929

Harry Fox performs his vaudeville act.

Chinatown Squad Trailer (1935)

31 May 1935

Police search for the killer of a man who misused $700,000 intended for the Chinese Communists.

The Gay Retreat Trailer (1927)

25 September 1927

Rich boy Dick Wright, rejected by both the Army and the Navy because he is a sleepwalker, joins an ambulance unit during the war with his chauffeur and valet tagging along to protect him.

The Home Towners Trailer (1928)

03 November 1928

Man from small town comes to New York to be best man at an old friend's wedding. He mistakenly supposes that the girl and her family are after his friend's money, and almost wrecks their romance.

Hollywood Premiere Trailer (1933)

04 February 1933

Two strip Technicolor short film. While the film is considered lost, the Library of Congress has acquired a musical sequence from the film.

Harold Teen Trailer (1934)

07 April 1934

A young reporter pines for his high-school sweetheart, but she's preoccupied with appearing in their small town's community musical show.

You Don't Know the Half of It Trailer (1929)

09 December 1929

A comedic team. The Ann seems to try and come across as a Mae West type. Jay plays the role of the straight partner.

Harlem-Mania Trailer (1929)

22 July 1929

The Norman Thomas Quintet performs "Sleep Baby Sleep," "Listen to the Mockingbird," and "Melody in F," with quite a flair for comedy mixed in.

Queen of the Night Clubs Trailer (1929)

23 March 1929

Irked by the success of a brassy nightclub owner. her rivals set out to drive her out of business, and frame her for a murder in the bargain.

Yamekraw Trailer (1930)

09 June 1930

In a wordless story with semi-surreal stage sets, a poor black man ventures from his ramshackle rural home to the big city, where a dancing girl in a dive two-times him.

Palooka Trailer (1934)

26 January 1934

Joe Palooka is a naive young man whose father Pete was a champion boxer, but his lifestyle caused Joe's mother Mayme to leave him and to take young Joe to the country to raise him.

The Country Gentlemen Trailer (1929)

28 January 1929

The comedy team of Jack Born and Elmer Lawrence perform their vaudeville act.

Dancing on the Ceiling Trailer (1937)

02 January 1937

A young man follows a pretty girl into her office, which turns out to be a musical dentist office. Cute chorus girls attend to the many male customers, and the girl the young man was following is revealed to be the dentist.

Chaz Chase, The Unique Comedian Trailer (1928)

17 October 1928

Comedian Chaz Chase performs his vaudeville act.

Red Nichols and His Five Pennies Trailer (1929)

16 September 1929

This Vitaphone short features Red Nichols and His Five Pennies performing songs, including China Boy, Nobody's Sweetheart, Ida Sweet as Apple Cider, and Who Cares?.

Believe It or Not #5 Trailer (1930)

11 September 1930

At a charity bazaar, Ripley settles a thousand dollar bet by producing man who has not slept in 75 years.

Clara Barry and Orval Whitledge in 'Jest for a While' Trailer (1930)

15 January 1930

Clara Barry & Orval Whitledge dry comedy routine.

Hilda Trailer (1929)

19 August 1929

Billie 'Swede' Hall & Company in the comedy short 'Hilda'.

Going Places Trailer (1930)

08 June 1930

Two bums manage to get into a restaurant. They admit that they are a couple of self made men. A couple of comics they are.

Pepper Trailer (1936)

08 August 1936

Young Pepper Jolly enters the life of sour old millionaire John Wilkes. She convinces him to take her gang to Coney Island and prevents his daughter from marrying a phony aristocrat.

The Gotham Rhythm Boys Trailer (1929)

27 September 1929

The Gotham Rhythm Boys perform a few of their songs.

Roy Fox, the Whispering Cornetist, and His Orchestra Trailer (1929)

12 March 1929

The Whispering Coronetist, Roy Fox and His Orchestra are broadcasting from Warner Bros. Studios and perform these three musical numbers: 1.

Talking It Over Trailer (1930)

15 March 1930

Sings a song he and five others wrote, 'You Want Lovin', and I Want Love.' Does a comedy skit. Then he sings another song he says he wrote, 'Can't You Understand?

Believe It or Not #3 Trailer (1930)

24 August 1930

Reporters interview Ripley about his world travels. Vitaphone No. 1053.

Faint Heart Trailer (1929)

21 December 1929

Felix Rudolff is a dressmaker tailor and later dresses like a policeman after seeing a parade He becomes a rookie policeman who handcuffs Dynamite Dan.

Two Good Boys Gone Wrong Trailer (1929)

29 October 1929

This brash comedy team toured extensively in vaudeville, and even made a Victor 78 of much of the material contained in this short.

The Swell Head Trailer (1928)

14 July 1928

The Swell Head is a 1928 silent comedy short

Pack Up Your Troubles Trailer (1929)

19 November 1929

Douglas Stanbury & The Lyric Quartet sing a few songs.

The Operation Trailer (1930)

17 February 1930

Patient Charlie McCarthy, running a fever, is tended by Doctor Edgar Bergen. Will a tonsillectomy cure him?

Some Pumpkins Trailer (1929)

11 March 1929

Short musical comedy.

Oklahoma Bob Albright and His Rodeo Do Flappers Trailer (1929)

11 June 1929

Vitaphone short in which Oklahoma Bob and his two "daughters" perform a series of musical numbers, including an exciting new dance craze.

Carlena Diamond: Harpist Supreme Trailer (1929)

06 September 1929

Carlena Diamond plays her harp for this Vitaphone production reel #864.

Molly Picon, The Celebrated Character Comedienne Trailer (1929)

30 September 1929

A young actress is interviewed and flashes back to her tenement days.

Rhythms in Blue Trailer (1929)

29 November 1929

Bobbe Arnst accompanied by Peggy Ellis on piano plays us a few songs.

Sound Effects Trailer (1930)

17 February 1930

Juvenile drummer, Buddy Traps [sic], later known as Buddy Rich, taps out harmony out of a wide assortment of objects, from drums to bottles, can, chairs, and whatnot.

A Musicale Melange Trailer (1929)

12 March 1929

This Vitaphone short features the Kjerulf Mayfair Quintette in their only film performance. Their act is basically five women, three on a harp, one on a violin and another that does the singing.

The Bee & the Fox Trailer (1929)

22 July 1929

Harry Fox & Beatrice Curtis perform parts of their vaudeville act.

The Big Paraders Trailer (1929)

20 August 1929

An energetic "heavyweight" song and dance troupe of six performs with gusto.

Dooley's the Name Trailer (1929)

31 January 1929

Dooley and Sales vaudeville act 'Dooley's the Name'.

Satires Trailer (1929)

06 September 1929

Mr. Young introduces the sketch in an appropriately melodramatic fashion, wearing an opera cape and a glowering expression.

The Two College Nuts Trailer (1929)

01 July 1929

Two college boys have a flat tire. They proceed to play music on a tire, a bassoon, a balloon and an umbrella.

Fred Allen's Prize Playlets Trailer (1929)

25 November 1929

Mr. Fiasco, a producer of plays gets three plays explained to him. In one of the plays, a man chooses scotch for a drink and dies.

Carolina Segrera, 'The Cuban Nightingale' Trailer (1929)

22 July 1929

Opera singer Carolina Segrera belts out a couple tunes in this early Vitaphone short that has her being backed by don Alberto and His Argentines.

A Trip to Paris Trailer (1930)

01 November 1930

Bobby Jarvis and Eloise Taylor, a scrapping married couple, enter a newspaper essay contest on Happy Marriage, and win a trip to Paris.

The Prince of Wails Trailer (1929)

29 August 1929

Mel Klee performs his black-face vaudeville act in 'The Prince of Wails'.

The Royal Four-Flusher Trailer (1930)

07 May 1930

Eddie, a modern man, suddenly finds himself in the palace in an ancient, mythical kingdom. This does not change his attitude or habits and, while pursuing a fair maid in the castle, he catches the attention of the Queen and forces him to make love to her.

Idle Chatter Trailer (1930)

16 March 1930

Says how much he likes ballet. He wonders why the girls are always running with no one chasing them. And the male dancers are always running to the female dancers.

These Dry Days Trailer (1929)

29 August 1929

Fred Ardath does his drunken vaudeville act in 'These Dry Days'.

Little Miss Everybody Trailer (1929)

29 November 1929

A musical short starring, Zelda Santley and Victor Pelle.

Charles C. Peterson: Billiard Champion of Fancy Shots Trailer (1929)

29 August 1929

Vitaphone short in which Charles C. Peterson performs a number of challenging billiard trick shots.

Fishing Around Trailer (1929)

27 September 1929

Anderson and Graves vaudeville act 'Fishing Around'.

Believe It or Not #6 Trailer (1931)

05 January 1931

Ripley shows unusual athletic feats, a boy born with "clock" eyes, and a blind French monk who invented navigation laws.

The Benefit Trailer (1930)

17 February 1930

Pressed into service, an inept comedian offers a burlesque on Helen Morgan.

Al Lyons and His Four Horsemen Trailer (1929)

28 January 1929

The film starts off with Edith Murray joining the band for "Some of These Days" and right from this moment you know this thing isn't going to work.

Lights of New York Trailer (1928)

18 July 1928

Eddie is conned into fronting a speakeasy for a local gangster who intends to frame him for the murder of a cop.

Grace Johnston and the Indiana Five Trailer (1929)

06 September 1929

Grace starts the film by singing 'That's My Baby.' The five band members do an instrumental, then Grace sings 'Glad Rag Doll.

Ben Bernie and His Orchestra Trailer (1930)

15 May 1930

Ben Bernie and his orchestra play a few songs for a vitaphone recording.

Million Dollar Ransom Trailer (1934)

01 September 1934

To stop his mother from marrying a man he doesn't like, a young millionaire hires an ex-con in helping him fake his own kidnaping.