Eddie Cantor
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EDDIE CANTOR - PHONOFILM SOUND-ON-FILM DEMO - 1923
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Eddie Cantor was born in New York City in 1892. He first appeared on stage in his early teens. His first paying job was a waiter and performer at a Coney Island saloon - he performed there alongside a young Jimmy Durante on piano. In 1917 he was signed to perform with the Ziegfeld Follies. The ten years that he starred on that stage are considered to be the best years of that lavish, elaborate and legendary Broadway production. Throughout the twenties, Cantor starred in several films including Kid Boots and Whoopie!. In 1927 Cantor was offered the lead role in The Jazz Singer. After turning the role down, the famous role went to Al Jolson - who, like Cantor, was known for his "black-face" performances.
Cantor's big eyes and his eye-rolling antics earned him the nickname "Banjo Eyes". When he appeared in cartoons or illustrations, his big eyes were often exaggerated. In 1931 and 1932, Eddie Cantor was featured in the Max Fleischer's Screen Songs for By The Light Of The Silvery Moon, My Baby Just Cares For Me and Show Me The Way To Go Home. In 1938 he appeared in Beside A Moonlit Stream - the final cartoon in Fleischer's Screen Songs series. Cantor also appeared caricature in many Looney Tunes cartoons, as well as making appearances in cartoons from Walt Disney and Merrie Melodies. In recent years Cantor is well-known from being portrayed as a recurring character on the HBO TV series Boardwalk Empire.
In addition to singing and acting, in 1935 Cantor co-wrote Merrily We Roll Along - The theme song for Warner Brother's Merry Melodies cartoon series. |
MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME
SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME
VIDEO CLIPS OF EDDIE CANTOR
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Eddie Cantor is featured in:
BY THE LIGHT OF THE SILVERY MOON (Screen Songs) MY BABY JUST CARES FOR ME (Screen Songs) SHOW ME THE WAY TO GO HOME (Screen Songs) BESIDE A MOONLIT SCREEN (Screen Songs) |
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MY HOW THE TIME GOES BY
EDDIE CANTOR & DONA DRAKE from THE LADY DANCES - 1936
EDDIE CANTOR IN ALI BABBA
SWING IS HERE TO SWAY FROM ALI BABA
EDDFIE CANTOR & CLARA BOW IN KID BOOTS - 1926
"MY WIFE IS ON A DIET" - 1930
"NOW THAT THE GIRLS ARE WEARING LONG DRESSES"
YES, YES, SHE SAID YES
EDDIE CANTOR & THE GOLDWYN GIRLS WHAT A PERFECT COMBINATION
CALABASH PIPE FROM STRIKE ME PINK - EDDIE CANTOR & ETHEL MERMAN
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MARGIE - 1920
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IF YOU KNEW SUZIE - 1925
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KID BOOTS - Starring EDDIE CANTOR
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HUNGRY WOMEN
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IDA (SWEET AS APPLE CIDER)
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YOU'D BE SURPRISED - 1919
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OH BOY, WHAT A GIRL - 1925
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THERE'S A GREAT DAY COMING, MANANA
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YES, WE HAVE NO BANANAS
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SANTA CLAUS IS COMING TO TOWN - 1934
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MAKIN' WHOOPIE
THANK YOUR LUCKY STARS - 1943
IF YOU KNEW SUSIE
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EDDIE
CANTOR ONE MAN SHOW 1951 |
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THE
COLGATE COMEDY HOUR |
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EDDIE
CANTOR THEATRE featuring VINCENT PRICE |
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EDDIE
CANTOR AND DAUGHTERS HALO |
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EDDIE
CANTOR RECIEVES HONARY OSCAR |
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MERRILY
WE ROLL ALONG |
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