Mentone Productions

Mentone Productions was a film company in the United States that produced short musical comedy films featuring a variety of performers. Milton Schwarzwald directed many of their films. In 1939, Schwarzwald moved on to producing musicals.[1] Violinist Joseph Gershenson helped produce the films.[2]

Rhapsody in Zoo features an MC dressed like Tarzan at a zoo with a stage and exhibitions by human performers. Musical acts presented include a female singer, novelty singing group, ballroom dance team, tap dancer, song performed by the host, and a finale with the Nagasaki Tramp Band of Harlem in front of animals that are clearly people dressed up in costume.

IMDb lists 78 films by Mentone Productions.

  1. ^ Koszarski, Richard (August 27, 2008). Hollywood on the Hudson: Film and Television in New York from Griffith to Sarnoff. Rutgers University Press. ISBN 9780813545523 – via Google Books.
  2. ^ Sherk, Warren M. (2011). "Gershenson, Joseph". Grove Music Online. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.A2093093. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0. Retrieved 2020-12-13.