Two Plus Fours

Two Plus Fours
Directed byRay McCarey
Written by
Produced by
  • John C. Flinn (producer)
  • Fred Guiol (supervising producer)
StarringBing Crosby, Thelma Hill, and the Rhythm Boys
CinematographyPaul Perry
Edited byJohn F. Link Sr.
Release date
  • 1930 (1930)
Running time
20 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

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

Soundtrack

  • The Stein Song - sung by The Rhythm Boys on two occasions, the second of which is a parody.

References

  1. ^ Giddins, Gary (2001). A Pocketful of Dreams. New York: Little, Brown and Co. p. 224. ISBN 0-316-88188-0.
  2. ^ Macfarlane, Malcolm (2001). Bing Crosby - Day by Day. Lanham, Maryland: Scarecrow Press. pp. 63–64. ISBN 0-8108-4145-2.