25 Aug 2006
Idlewild
A reticent piano player Percival, along with Rooster, his flamboyant lead performer and manager, struggle to keep their speakeasy, in the Prohibition-era South, out of the hands of gangsters who want to take it over.
Kiddie Revue
Child entertainers perform several song and dance numbers in this musical short.
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Douglas Scott Master of Ceremonies
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