Harry Foster

Singer's girlfriend helps him adjust to the new rock'n'roll music. (imdb)

Columbia Short film from Cypress gardens 1944 with a bunch of ladies doing water sports.

Sportscaster Bill Stern drops in at the bowling alley---before they went uptown and became bowling lanes--- and exchanges some commentary with bowling pros Ned Day and Joe "The Fabulous" Felcaro. Ned and "Fabulous" then put on an exhibition of the skills that made both tops in their field at the time.

Includes the segments, "Bop Boogie", "Sabre Dance" and "Disc Jockey Jump" by Gene and the band with vocalist Dolores Hawkins and introduced by Disc Jockey Fred Robbins.

The story of Willie Hoppe, world-champion billiard player for more than fifty years, even into his seventies. Commentator Bill Stern describes Hoppe's abilities as the camera catches the match played at the New York Athletic Club, which Hoppe easily wins while playing against a much-younger opponent. The reel concludes with Hoppe demonstrating some of the tricks he can perform with a pool cue and a ball.

Comedy short about Buddy Hackett as an incompetent bowler.

This Columbia "Thrills of Music" short (production number 6952) headlines the Boyd Raeburn Orchestra, who lead off playing "Temptation." Band vocalist Ginny Powell sings "St. Louis Blues" and Teddy Walters sings the Nat 'King' Cole Hit Parade song "Ballerina." Dancer Nancy Doran provides the ballet background for the last song.