Search for the meanest man in New York City
(Jumpy footage) Title card: "World's meanest man!" / Circled ad in a newspaper: "Wanted for part time work 25 of the meanest, most cantankerous, orneriest, crabbiest, sourest, evil-disposition men in the city. Must be devoid of any sense of humor and able to give references..." / A man at a table with radio microphones interviewing 'mean' people; VS SOTs (one woman butts in and complains about her husband; another man, who is possibly actor Lionel Stander, steals nickels from his child, and then beats him; the interviewer asks another if he had adenoids; he had new ones put in) / An audience of dour men / SOT man introduces comedians Jesse Block and Eve Sully; SOT Eve tells of her dream man Clark Gable; two scowling men; CU the comedians; she finishes her joke about Gable / The audience of hostile, disinterested people / Pathe crowing rooster logo / Note: exact day not known





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Editorial #:
1228604196
Collection:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Date created:
November 01, 1934
Upload date:
License type:
Rights-ready
Release info:
Not released.ÌýMore information
Clip length:
00:02:34:15
Location:
New York City, New York, United States
Mastered to:
QuickTime 10-bit ProRes 422 (HQ) HD 1920x1080 23.98p
Originally shot on:
35mm B/W Neg
Source:
Sherman Grinberg Library
Object name:
sr004289_02_01.mov
- Clark Gable,
- Audition,
- Radio,
- 1930-1939,
- Accuracy,
- Adult,
- Advertisement,
- Aggression,
- Archival,
- Attitude,
- Audience,
- Black And White,
- Boredom,
- Comedian,
- Crowing,
- Cruel,
- Day,
- Film - Moving Image,
- Frowning,
- HD Format,
- Human Interest,
- Humor,
- Interview - Event,
- Interview - Raw Footage,
- Lionel Stander,
- Logo,
- Men,
- Microphone,
- Negative Emotion,
- New York City,
- Newspaper,
- Newsreel,
- People,
- Performer,
- Produced Segment,
- Real Time Video,
- Rooster,
- Table,
- USA,
- Vaudeville,
- Video with Sound,