{"id":41746,"date":"2018-12-30T14:18:38","date_gmt":"2018-12-30T21:18:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41746"},"modified":"2021-02-06T00:40:54","modified_gmt":"2021-02-06T07:40:54","slug":"hallelujah-im-a-bum-1933","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41746","title":{"rendered":"Hallelujah I&#8217;m a Bum! (1933)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;It belongs to the lady, and I&#8217;m going to return it!&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Im-a-Bum-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Im-a-Bum-Poster-164x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"164\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-41750\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Im-a-Bum-Poster-164x300.jpg 164w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Im-a-Bum-Poster-70x128.jpg 70w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Im-a-Bum-Poster.jpg 259w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 164px) 100vw, 164px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA happily work-free &#8220;king of the tramps&#8221; (Al Jolson) in New York City falls in love with an amnesia-suffering beauty (Madge Evans) after returning her pocketbook to her &#8212; but Bumper&#8217;s (Jolson&#8217;s) loyalties shift when he learns &#8220;Angel&#8221; (Evans) is the girlfriend of his buddy, the mayor of New York (Frank Morgan).\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Al Jolson Films<\/li>\n<li>Amnesia<\/li>\n<li>Class Relations<\/li>\n<li>Frank Morgan Films<\/li>\n<li>Harry Langdon Films<\/li>\n<li>Homeless<\/li>\n<li>Lewis Milestone Films<\/li>\n<li>Love Triangle<\/li>\n<li>Musicals<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nAl Jolson returned to the screen after a three year absence in this costly ($1.25 million) box office bomb, based on a story by Ben Hecht and ultimately helmed by Lewis Milestone; as noted in TCM&#8217;s article:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Production on <em>Hallelujah, I&#8217;m a Bum<\/em> began in June 1932 with&#8230; Harry D&#8217;Arrast in the director&#8217;s chair. D&#8217;Arrast lasted two hours. He left after creative differences with Jolson on the morning of the first shooting day, and the production shut down. After a two-week pause, director Chester Erskin took over. [United Artists studio head Joseph] Schenck had actually wanted Lewis Milestone to come aboard, but Milestone was busy with another movie. Once it started up again, filming continued through August, and in October the film was previewed under the title <em>Happy Go Lucky<\/em>. The screening was a disaster. Schenck ordered a page-one rewrite of the entire script and started from scratch. He was now able to bring in Lewis Milestone, and he also threw out the [original] Irving Caesar songs and hired Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart to craft new ones.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Whew! It&#8217;s safe to say that <em>Hallelujah, I&#8217;m a Bum<\/em> remains a unique pre-Code musical, thanks to its &#8220;rhythmic dialogue&#8221; and its frank exploration of <a href=\"https:\/\/acidemic.blogspot.com\/2011\/06\/tale-of-three-anti-capitalist-musicals.html\">class and labor relations<\/a>. Also notable is the presence of silent comedian Harry Langdon in a speaking role as &#8220;Egghead&#8221; (a controversial &#8220;worker&#8221; among hobos):<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Editing.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Editing.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-41749\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Editing.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Editing-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Editing-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; and the presence of a black co-star (vaudevillian Edgar Connor). <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Connor.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Connor.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-55551\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Connor.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Connor-300x223.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Connor-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Connor-364x270.png 364w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine cinematography and editing<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Still2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Still2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-41748\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Still2.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Still2-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Still2-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Still.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Still.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"496\" height=\"368\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-41751\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Still.png 496w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Still-128x95.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/12\/Hallelujah-Still-300x223.png 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 496px) 100vw, 496px\" \/><\/a>\n<\/li>\n<li>Rodgers and Hart&#8217;s rhythmic dialogue and score<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nYes, as a unique pre-Code musical comedy. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Categories<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Historically Relevant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0024083\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.tcm.com\/tcmdb\/title\/77232\/hallelujah-im-a-bum#articles-reviews?articleId=252907\">TCM Article<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/1933\/02\/09\/archives\/al-jolson-returns-to-the-films-as-a-romantic-hobo-who-reigns-over.html\">NY Times Original Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.combustiblecelluloid.com\/classic\/hallbum.shtml\">Combustible Celluloid Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cinematicthreads.com\/review.php?id=610&#038;ltr=H\">Cinematic Threads Capsule Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;It belongs to the lady, and I&#8217;m going to return it!&#8221; Synopsis: A happily work-free &#8220;king of the tramps&#8221; (Al Jolson) in New York City falls in love with an amnesia-suffering beauty (Madge Evans) after returning her pocketbook to her &#8212; but Bumper&#8217;s (Jolson&#8217;s) loyalties shift when he learns &#8220;Angel&#8221; (Evans) is the girlfriend of his buddy, the mayor of New York (Frank Morgan). Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Al Jolson Films Amnesia Class Relations Frank Morgan Films Harry Langdon&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=41746\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-41746","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-reviews"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41746","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=41746"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41746\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":69168,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/41746\/revisions\/69168"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=41746"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=41746"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=41746"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}