Lambchops

Lambchops is an 8minute American comedy Vitaphone short subject released in October 1929, which depicts a vaudeville performance by Burns amp Allen of the comedy routine Lambchops written by Al Boasberg.

When they arrived onset at the Astoria Studios in Queens the next morning, Burns was shocked to see his childhood buddy Murray Roth, who was directing. Burns didnt believe Roth was in showbiz, let alone a film director, so Roth shouted Lights and the set lights come on. Off he shouted, and the stage went black. This glimpse of the living room set that theyd be shooting on perplexed Burns. His toupe was still in his luggage, which he hadnt had time to pick up from the loading dock following their trip. To explain why he was wearing a hat, he quickly rewrote the comedy duos Lambchops routine to begin with himself and Gracie coming into the room and looking for the audience.According to George Burns, Warner Bros. was not impressed with the short, which he himself described as, not the greatest, so they were not asked to shoot any more for the studio. Burns, however was so enamored by the paycheck that he actively sought out more film work and was quickly embraced by Paramount Pictures, with whom Burns and Allen subsequently released a whole series of short subjects. ........

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