Two Plus Fours
1930 film
- Chuck Callahan (story)
- Ray McCarey (story)
- John C. Flinn (producer)
- Fred Guiol (supervising producer)
Release date
- 1930 (1930)
Running time
Two Plus Fours is a 1930 Campus Comedies short film directed by Ray McCarey and featuring the Rhythm Boys (Bing Crosby, Al Rinker and Harry Barris). The film was shot in 5 days starting on May 29, 1930 at a cost of $19,689. It previewed in mid-June and was shipped early in July 1930.[1]
Plot summary
The Rhythm Boys are some of the students from Tait College who patronize a tailor named Ginsberg who is affectionately known as Ripstitch. The tailor hits financial problems and is threatened with eviction by a bullying landlord. He is eventually saved by the support of all the students led by the Rhythm Boys.[2]
Cast
- Nat Carr as Ripstitch the Tailor
- Thelma Hill as Mary Ginsberg - Max's Daughter
- Harry Barris as Harry
- Bing Crosby as Bing
- Al Rinker as Al
- Edgar Dearing as Rent Collector
- Spec O'Donnell as Spec
Soundtrack
- The Stein Song - sung by The Rhythm Boys on two occasions, the second of which is a parody.
References
External links
- Two Plus Fours at IMDb
- The short film Two Plus Fours is available for free viewing and download at the Internet Archive.