Hollywood on Parade 6

Hollywood on Parade was a series of short subjects produced by Paramount Pictures between 1932 and 1934. They showcased the studio's stars both in newsreel-type footage (glimpses of Hollywood figures at premieres, parties, the races, etc.) and in new material such as sketches or musical numbers. The print quality of these isn't the greatest, but nevertheless there's some interesting stuff here. Also note that there's a numbering system associated with these shorts, but because some of the information I've found is conflicting and confusing, I just made up my own numbers to differentiate between them.

In this installment, Arlen the Great (also sometimes known as Arlen, Richard) puts on a magic show. He shows us a mummy he brought with him from Egypt, which turns out to look vaguely like Frances Dee. The rest of the show revolves around making playing cards come to life. Clark Gable is the King of Hearts, and Tallulah Bankhead is the Queen of Diamonds. Tallulah sings "It Had to Be That Way" perched atop a piano. Finally, we learn that the Jack of Clubs is Lew Cody and the Joker is Buster Keaton. Buster shows Lew and us his "new dry land cruiser."