They Know Their Groceries
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Comment: The first two sources seem to consist entirely of plot synopses and cast lists. Devonian Wombat (talk) 21:13, 20 February 2022 (UTC)
- 1929 film with an African American cast including major stars. Worth including. We have MANY film entries with far less sourcing. FloridaArmy (talk) 11:41, 23 June 2022 (UTC)
They Know Their Groceries is a 1929 Vitaphone Varieties short comedy film directed by Bryan Foy. It stars vaudeville comedy duo Flournoy Miller and Aubrey Lyles and features an African American cast. The plot involves inattentive grocers.[1][2] Sam Sax was the producer.[2]
Foy was himself a vaudevillian in a family of vaudevillians before he got into directing and producing films.
A review of the film described it as funny but not hilarious.[3]
Cast
- F. E. Miller
- Aubrey Lyles
- Vivienne Baber
- Onion Jeffrey
- Paul Floyd
- Oswald Lyles
References
- ^ Webb, Graham (July 13, 2020). Encyclopedia of American Short Films, 1926-1959. McFarland. ISBN 9781476681184 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b Liebman, Roy (May 20, 2015). Vitaphone Films: A Catalogue of the Features and Shorts. McFarland. ISBN 9781476609362 – via Google Books.
- ^ Bradley, Edwin M. (April 27, 2009). The First Hollywood Sound Shorts, 1926-1931. McFarland. ISBN 9780786443192 – via Google Books.
Category:1920s comedy film stubs Category:1929 comedy films Category:1929 short films Category:American black-and-white films Category:American comedy films Category:English-language films Category:Films directed by Bryan Foy Category:Vitaphone short films