Download Free And She Learned About Dames

It was fortunate that I saw this immediately after seeing "Dames", as
Turner Classic Movies showed it immediately after the film it had
promoted. And, if you get the Busby Berkeley DVD set, you can also see
it. Now this is NOT a must-see short film--it's simply a case of
self-promotion that was aired in the weeks preceding the release of
"Dames" in order to drum up interest in this rather ordinary Busby
Berkeley musical.

The film begins with some ladies talking about the film "Dames" and how
the film can give ladies a lot of tips about beauty and elegance.
Seconds later, the unattractive lady listening in has apparently taken
this advice and has won some sort of beauty contest. Then, Lyle Talbot
takes the lady around the studio and talks about the upcoming movie. It
culminates with her seeing her idol, Dick Powell, and getting
'souvenirs' to take home with her.

All in all, a harmless film that you don't need to see BUT which makes
seeing "Dames" a bit more interesting..

And She Learned About Dames (1934)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Warner short has a woman (Martha Merrill) winning a trip to Hollywood
where she gets a tour of the studio by Lyle Talbot himself. Talbot
takes the star struck beauty onto the set of DAMES where she meets
Busby Berkeley and star Dick Powell. If you're a fan of DAMES then you
might want to check this out as it turns out to be nothing more than a
promotional piece. As such, I think the film does a good job at
building up some hype for Warner's (then) upcoming movie. Merrill has a
lot of charm even though her Hollywood career never took off. Talbot,
Berkeley and Powell also do fine, if brief, work..