Comes the Revolution

Genre: Soundie

Year Published: 1941

Creator: Official Films

Description: Official Films, 193? Legendary vaudevillian Willie Howard as the soapbox socialist, Al Kelly as the heckler (in a role played on stage by Willie's brother Eugene Howard). Home transfer from 16mm original. A comedic performance by Willie Howard, where he humorously addresses themes of class struggle and revolution. He uses satire to critique capitalism, portraying the disparity between the wealthy elite and the working class. Through witty dialogue and exaggerated imagery, he emphasizes the absurdity of the situation, calling for a collective awakening among the oppressed. Keywords comedy, Willie Howard, revolution, capitalism, class struggle, satire, performance, humor, social commentary, 16mm film

Complete Record: Official Films, 193? Legendary vaudevillian Willie Howard as the soapbox socialist, Al Kelly as the heckler (in a role played on stage by Willie's brother Eugene Howard). Home transfer from 16mm original. A comedic performance by Willie Howard, where he humorously addresses themes of class struggle and revolution. He uses satire to critique capitalism, portraying the disparity between the wealthy elite and the working class. Through witty dialogue and exaggerated imagery, he emphasizes the absurdity of the situation, calling for a collective awakening among the oppressed.

Keywords

comedy, Willie Howard, revolution, capitalism, class struggle, satire, performance, humor, social commentary, 16mm film

Transcription

[Music] hmm [Music] fellow i guess fellow white guys fail awakens your fellow work yeah that's me make a circle make a circle here what cycle make a circle don't crowd you have plenty of room hello the time has arrived our kappa beaten as it is filled to the brim we must throw off the yoke of oppression the capitalists they they make knee heels out to us we've been down fraud and stamped upon until the markov sullivan is printed on our faces [Applause] [Music] revolt reward i'm calling on old awakened class ass to reward a heckler you know what a heckler is no i stunk with money you might call meds you have slaves with their bosses you have carried a heavy burden with your bosses you have carried over stones with the bosses their bosses they are carrying stones too but what kind of 15 karat 20 carat brilliant shining sounds [Applause] your monkeys want to holla come up here don't worry you agree with the diploma in the favor why don't you try to banter about taking any part of the show i'm going to tell me about the secret foreign they are sleeping in silks and sentence they're living in pants houses they're sleeping in yachts ooh it's a good thing i was in dry duck they're riding around the limousines those after dinner cars v8 they're eating strawberries and cream extra heavy cream in their bottles not containers but comes a revolutionary no silks and sentence comes the revolution of amazingness comes revolutionary strawberries and cream comes the revolution we eat strawberries and cream but i don't like strawberries and cream don't like it no it gives me pimples comes the revolution you muzzle you'll eat strawberries and cream and like it good hella workers


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