Hurdy Gurdy (1929)

A heat wave sends the residents of a New York City tenement to their fire escapes for whatever breeze is stirring. The tenants are a cross section of melting-pot culture: Irish, Jewish, German, and Italian dialetcs create a rich aural mix on the sound track. As small talk is exchanged among the residents of different floors, an off-camera hurdy-gurdy supplies an often ironic counter-point to the action

Released May 10, 1929 20 min None+

Genres: Comedy, Short

Keywords: mdblist.three-actors, mdblist.imdb-short, imdb.fire-escape, imdb.ice-man, imdb.hippodrome, imdb.jews, imdb.italian-immigrant + 15 more, imdb.irish, imdb.spaghetti, imdb.ice-truck, imdb.high-diver, imdb.tenement-house, imdb.seal, imdb.bathtub, imdb.cat, imdb.milk, imdb.police, imdb.ice, imdb.harmony, imdb.german, imdb.new-york-city, aspectratio.1-33-1