Talkie short
Hurdy Gurdy
Synopsis
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
Credits
| Role | People | Character | Billed as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cast | Thelma Todd | Blondie | Thelma Todd |
| Cast | Max Davidson | Papa Ginsberg | Max Davidson |
| Cast | Oscar Apfel | Mr. Schnitzmeyer | — |
| Cast | Edgar Kennedy | Officer Ed Kennedy | Edgar Kennedy |
| Cast | Eddie Dunn | Ice man | — |
| Cast | Nellie V. Nichols | Italian neighbor | — |
| Producer | Hal Roach | — | — |
| cinematography | George Stevens | — | — |
| editor | Richard C. Currier | — | — |
| Cast | Ann Brody | — | — |
| Cast | Aileen Carlyle | — | — |
| Cast | May Milloy | — | — |
| Cast | Tony Capmanaro | — | — |
| Cast | Gertie Messinger | — | — |
| Director | Hal Roach | Director | Hal Roach |
| Writer | Leo McCarey | Writer | Leo McCarey |