Posted by [Update] It’s now on their site (still no cover art) as the “Vitaphone Cavalcade of Musical Comedy Shorts”: http://www.wbshop.com/Vitaphone-Cavalcade-of-Musical-Comedy-Shorts/1000179952,default,pd.html?cgid
Judy’s 1930 short Bubbles will be released as part of a new Vitaphone DVD set from Warner Archive. No cover art has been published yet. The six disc set is scheduled for release tomorrow, 12-14-2010. Bubbles is also on the Meet Me in St. Louis DVD.
Judy was still Frances Gumm, one third of “The Gumm Sisters” when she made the short. It would be her last known screen appearance before she and her sisters reappeared in 1935 as “The Garland Sisters” in the Technicolor short La Fiesta de Santa Barbara. Bubbles was also filmed in early tw0-strip technicolor but only a black and white print survives. The photo at the right is Judy’s first known screen close-up as featured in Bubbles.
For information about all of Judy’s early shorts, go to The Judy Room Filmography Gumm Sisters Shorts page.
Complete line up of the set is as follows:
Disc One
Vitaphone Pioneers Stars of Broadway, Vaudeville and Nightclubs (1926-1931) – 13 shorts
THE HOWARD BROTHERS in BETWEEN ACTS AT OPERA 10-5-1926 Howard Bros.
#349 GUS ARNHEIM and HIS COCOANUT GROVE ORCHESTRA June, 1928 Gus Arnheim #2584
TAL HENRY AND HIS NORTH CAROLINIANS April,1929 Tal Henry #732
RHYTHMS June,1929 Leo Reisman and his Hotel Brunswick Orchestra #770
THE OPRY HOUSE August, 1929 The Mound City Blue Blowers #834
RED NICHOLS AND HIS FIVE PENNIES December, 1929 Red Nichols #870
LEW FIELDS IN 23…SKIDOO June, 1930 Lew Fields #1017
FASHION’S MIRROR October, 1930 Jack Thompson and Barbara Newberry #1045
HENRY SANTREY AND HIS SOLDIERS OF FORTUNE January, 1931 Henry Santrey #1128
OPENING NIGHT January, 1931 Dorothy Sands, Peggy Shannon #1138
ONE WAY OUT January, 1931 Thelma White #1153
JACK BUCHANAN WITH THE GLEE QUARTET February, 1930 Jack Buchanan #3816
BUBBLES with the Vitaphone Kiddies 1930 The Gumm Sisters (w/Judy Garland) #3898
Disc Two
Vitaphone Varieties Music and Comedy Diversions (1931-35) – 6 Shorts
THE GRAND DAME May, 1931 Patsy Kelly #1203
NINE O’CLOCK FOLKS June, 1931 Roy Fant, The Mound City Blue Blowers #1220
HOT NEWS MARGIE November, 1931 Marjorie Beebe #1290
THE MILD WEST 11-18-1933 Janet Reade #1582 – 83
ROOFTOPS OF MANHATTAN 11-16-1935 Gil Lamb #1893 – 94
THE DUNCAN SISTERS IN “SURPRISE” 7-27-1935 Duncan Sisters #1915 – 16
Disc Three
Vitaphone presents Movie Memories, Celebrities and Novelties: Hollywood/Personali ties/Nostalgia (1931-34) – 11 shorts
THRILLS OF YESTERDAY 10-17-1931 Silent-era Serials #1261
MOVIE ALBUM #1 3-5-1932 Old Silent Days #1326
INKLINGS 4-8-1933 Lowell Thomas #1368
MOVIE ALBUM #2 6-4-1932 Old Silent Days #1388
NICKELETTE 9-24-1932 Nickelodeon #1399
MOVIE MEMORIES #1 12-30-1933 Old Silent Days #1517
A PENNY A PEEP 6-30-1934 Nickelodeon Memories #1518
THE CAMERA SPEAKS 8-11-1934 Billy Bitzer #1600
HOLLYWOOD NEWS REEL 6-24-1934 Warner Bros. Stars #6170
MOVIE MEMORIES #2 10-27-1934 Old Silent Days #6493
A TRIP THROUGH A HOLLYWOOD STUDIO 12/7/1934 WB Stars #6616
Disc Four
Vitaphone Singin and Swingin Musical delights from the worlds Broadway, Radio, Nightclubs and Vaudeville (1933-39) – 11 shorts
HARRY WARREN, AMERICA’S FOREMOST COMPOSER 11-18-1933 Harry Warren #1544
BARBER SHOP BLUES 9-30-1933 Claude Hopkins #1551
PHIL SPITALNY AND HIS ORCHESTRA – A BIG CITY FANTASY 4-14-1934 Phil Spitalny #1635
MIRRORS 9-8-1934 Freddie Rich and His Orchestra #1689
PHIL SPITALNY AND HIS MUSICAL QUEENS 10-6-1934 Phil Spitalny #1719
DON REDMAN AND HIS ORCHESTRA 10-29-1934 Don Redman #1770
MR. AND MRS. JESSE CRAWFORD AT HOME 4-15-1939 Jesse and Helen Crawford #B219
VAUDEVILLE REEL #1 10-13-1934 Herb Williams #1751
VAUDEVILLE REEL #2 10-29-1934 Carl Emmy, George and Olive Brasno #1761
VAUDEVILLE REEL #3 2-16-1935 Al Trahan #1778
VAUDEVILLE REEL #4 4-27-1935 Blossom Seeley and Benny Fields/ Pat Rooney Sr. #1791
Disc Five
Vitaphone in Technicolor! Technicolor Musical Comedy 2-Reelers (1934-35) – 6 Shorts
SERVICE WITH A SMILE 7-28-1934 Leon Errol #1700 – 01
GOOD MORNING EVE 9-22-1934 Leon Errol #1702 – 03
WHAT? NO MEN! 11-24-1934 El Brendel #1704 – 05
GYPSY SWEETHEART 3-30-1935 Wini Shaw #1708 – 09
OKAY, JOSE 12-7-1935 El Brendel #7071 – 72
CARNIVAL DAY 5-20-1935 Felix Knight #7143 – 44
Disc Six
Vitaphone in Technicolor! Technicolor Musical Comedy 2-Reelers (1935-38) – 6 Shorts
KING OF THE ISLANDS 2-22-1936 Wini Shaw #7234 – 35
CHANGING OF THE GUARD 6-6-1936 Sybil Jason #7497 – 98
ECHO MOUNTAIN 8-29-1936 Fred Lawrence #7633 – 34
THE SUNDAY ROUND-UP 7-10-1936 Dick Foran, Jane Wyman #7661 – 62
ROMANCE ROAD 1-29-1938 Walter Cassell #8179 – 80
OUT WHERE THE STARS BEGIN 4-13-1938 All Star Special #8663 – 64
What, please, is the title of the box set? I cannot find it on the website. Thanks in advance, Matt
I’m not sure. It was supposed to be out yesterday, but I haven’t seen anything yet. I’ll let everyone know just as soon as I know!
It’s now on their site (still no cover art):
http://www.wbshop.com/Vitaphone-Cavalcade-of-Musical-Comedy-Shorts/1000179952,default,pd.html?cgid
It’s the “Vitaphone Cavalcade of Shorts”
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