Eddie Cantor- Makin' Whoopee

Eddie Cantor is the best. Tell your friends.

[@jeffrey6244]

My dad used to sing this, so I learned to play it on guitar and we had a great time with it. Now he's gone and I'm as old as he was, but the song will endure forever.

[@carolmiddleton594]

How sweet is that girl...

[@blewws]

Jeff Rey this is the most beautiful thing I've ever read in the KZbin comments section

[@bsm6776]

Jeff Rey that’s kinda gay

[@JJackAL52]

Great to hear your story Jeff that you have that memory, bonding with your dad in such a way. Glad for you !

[@shoandutrieux9447]

How do you play it?

[@aarongranda7825]

His facial and hand gestures are skillfully done. He tells the story like a true vaudevillian. I like this better than the later versions.

[@VictorMatthieu]

Do they though?

[@richarddavis8863]

​@@VictorMatthieuEnglish isn't your first language huh?

[@jamesmcmillan8610]

The guy who plays him in Boardwalk Empire does a good job of capturing his mannerisms and style.

[@debbystardust]

But he wasn’t as funny

[@JustinSparkable]

His accent and way of speaking was incredible to the original. He was incredible in boardwalk and was amazing in history. Thanks, banjo eyes. And thanks to Terence winter and Marty for introducing me to the glory that was the 20s

[@KulaGGin]

@@JustinSparkable What glory? Bootleggers, corrupt politicians, racketeers and mobsters running around on the streets killing each other for some clams? Or the separated schools, toilets and jail cells for different people based on a few molecules in their DNA? The Boardwalk Empire show is great, but in all of these movies they show us what we don't want to have in our world now. They say that movie makers romanticize things like bootlegging, bank robberies and selling drugs, and I guess they do, but that's the whole point: to show that there is a rewarding side to that way of living, but to get these rewards they make horrible things and every time they go all-in with their life included. Because at any minute some mobster can force his way through and just spray them with a machine gun.

[@aliestercrowley641]

@@KulaGGin Mexico is like that right now

[@MACHOMANRANDYSAVAGE2211]

I disagree... I thought he was weak, but then again I think the world of the real eddie....he's an entertainer

[@aresee8208]

The great Eddie Cantor was what they used to call "an entertainer." A real pro.

[@jamesmcinnis208]

I believe the term is still in use.

[@Snowydog123]

Eddie Cantor's autobiography is still available, it is also a wonderful read. Filled with stories about the great stars of the era and he does not say one unpleasant thing about anybody. I loved it.

[@erinesque1889]

I have his autobiography too. His, Chaplin’s, and Harpo’s.

[@toby099]

Seems kinda dishonest. That era was one of the most sleazy and vice filled times in history

[@tejaswoman]

​@@toby099does that automatically obligate him to tell all those stories at the expense of the ones he wanted to tell? They never said he lied.

[@Mousepie999]

This movie, "Whoopee", was thought to have been lost for decades until a cop was discovered in the late 1980s. Luckily, a work of art is preserved for us to enjoy.

[@jayminyoel7911]

Source?

[@philipgreen7456]

@@jayminyoel7911 No way did you just ask a 10 year old comment for a source

[@jayminyoel7911]

@@philipgreen7456 Yep, I sure did

[@dejavu3547]

@@jayminyoel7911 did you ever find it

[@jayminyoel7911]

@@dejavu3547 Nope

[@Rollich1]

Cantor's enunciation is *always* perfect. A wonderful entertainer. Thanks for posting.

[@joshuagyldenlove9834]

This man had the most unique style of writing songs. They all turned out good.

[@ecapital46]

One of the great American standard lyrics, delivered superbly by Cantor in 1930. Notice how he tips his hat to the ladies as they exit, then casually performs a pretty nifty dance step to open the second chorus...good stuff.

[@Jinnie_jinnn]

frrr arigato senpai >_< :33

[@nos.ns3]

@@Jinnie_jinnn what

[@B00Gz73]

1:46 I love how he acts like he's ready to take that long walk down the aisle and then back peddles like siiiiiiike! 😎

[@Carlos-gv2he]

*psych

[@Pboros-mz3rc]

Thank you @Carlos-gv2h

[@southernbiscuits1275]

There is something timeless in this performance. Fun, engaging and classic!

[@yohannbiimu]

I love these old-time entertainers--Cantor, Jolson, Chevalier, Durante, Merman, and even though he's known more for his dancing than singing, Fred Astaire knew how to put over a tune (and was a fantastic musician). None of them had "great" voices, but they just knew how to entertain musically in a way that they just don't do anymore.

[@detectivefiction3701]

Actually, Merman had a great voice in many ways; it was open-throated and resonant, with perfect diction. It just wasn't a trained voice.

[@yohannbiimu]

@@detectivefiction3701 Agreed.

[@bennyrobertson]

@@detectivefiction3701 So did Jolson. He had an incredibe voice. Listen to him on a ballad like I'll Be Seeing You. Had he chosen to go in that direction, he could have been one of the greatest operatic baritones of all time.

[@NoOne-kr4jc]

Well thats how vaudeville was.

[@NoOne-kr4jc]

@@bennyrobertson I don't think he was a great singer. In his later years though, I think he was pretty good, but not to my taste. He was always more of an entertainer, a guy who put on a show.

[@elektra9474]

I've never come across anyone who can roll their eyes as expressively as Cantor. He must have been really good value as a comic entertainer.

[@jorgeespinosa3179]

Several times during my childhood, I ran across Eddie Cantor's movies and I loved his brand of entertainment. In college, I was very fortunate to have read his autobiography, and to this day find it to be one of the most beautiful and inspirational books I have ever read.

[@cockeyedoptimista]

I’ll have to check it out! (Cantor’s autobiography.)

[@anthonyfrew1571]

I love Eddie Cantor - I have lived in Ireland and England, most of my life - but this New Yorker (If that was his hometown) always makes me smile and sing (badly)

[@1nFamousPunk]

He is the best. And I've told my friends, but they just say: "Who?" Like with Rudee Valley, my love for Eddie is not often shared.

[@jonathanwinfield6000]

I like a lot of his music and I'm only 27 lol

[@sonjanorwood1329]

I'm 31 and a HUGE fan--I have all of his books, songs, and movies...and his autograph. :)

[@michaelramos810]

Eddie Cantor is cool so I have this movie Whoopee!www.amazon.com/Whoopee-Eddie-Cantor/dp/B00CA4S308 and this movie is good and amazing the songs are great

[@thatfunkyduck]

This is actually Eddie van Halen, not Cantor. That's a common mistake though.

[@aarongranda7825]

Chin up i.like him too.

[@ilikecookies9433]

I saw this in the evolution of music and I found it hilarious

[@robertchesnosky3508]

EDDIE CANTOR WAS THE GREATEST. AN AMERICAN LEGEND. BANJO EYES. AND I LOVE IT THAT THIS HAS THAT EARTHINESS OF THE PRE CODE PERIOD

[@peterhutley4254]

I remember this from childhood too , but I’d never seen him perform it. His expressions and gestures and dancing are wonderful. Lots of subtlety then totally over the top, Pete Hutley, Newcastle, Australia.

[@BadgerDancer]

The lyrics are as brilliant as the performance, and just as relevant today. Rhyming 'treeses' with 'beeses' .. that's awesome.

[@tanyachavis2578]

My Mom told me how famous he became because of his tremendous talent and his eyes! He rolled them better than anybody!

[@petitelapin60]

Love Eddie Cantor! He's just so adorable ! What an entertainer He could put over a song like a champ, No no like him before or since! Thanks for this wonderful clip! So appreciate things like this !!

[@tntbomb3629]

Joe: “PETER, IT WAS VERY CLOSE TO MY EYE!” Peter: “KEEP SINGING YOU!”

[@LetoTheThird]

this is my favourite version of this song, his charm is unparalleled, absolute swag from eddie

[@TheSolarFrog]

Glad my English Teacher showed me this. Not only is it somewhat funny, but it's a great song in general. Miss this kind of music.

[@SamuelPeckman]

I am a great fan of Eddie Cantor. It is a delight to watch this. Thank you.

[@jimthompson606]

Oh the way he rolls those eyes!

[@TomSpeaks-vw1zp]

They called him Banjo eyes.

[@normandyangel]

Whoopee...innuendos at its finest.

[@saraha180]

normandyangel I don't know that there's any innuendo here: just a euphemism. It's obvious to everybody what he's talking about.

[@saraha180]

***** touché

[@sneadh1]

In the 1960's-70s they said "make it".

[@StevenTorrey]

Just remember, 'making whoopee' seems to imply commit adultery,, cause since he earns five thousand per, he has to give a portion to his wife....on whom he was cheating by 'making whoopee' with another woman...

[@MahoganyRaven]

normandyangel you should hear Harry Roy - my girls pussy then

[@convict13]

I love this version, Eddie is one of the best you are right.

[@AstralSaiyan]

This IS music! Love this song. First heard it in Bioshock Infinite.

[@Crispy_Cringle]

haha same!

[@Peezzeer]

same!

[@aprilmoon2808]

Me too 😆😆😋

[@danielandres1579]

Same here! 😄

[@ariannahernandez4726]

+Ardgon Samee

[@TheLinkIsLost]

I just realized and looked up that Eddie Cantor was a real person. I’ve been watching Boardwalk Empire and I can’t believe how well that actor plays him. Sound just like him too! Great stuff!

[@joelt2105]

His eyes, after he is done singing and is walking away ... they get me every time! No matter how foul a mood I may be in, I watch this and have a smile on my face by the end!

[@katrinamerkel6059]

He’s like a combination of Sinatra and Cole Porter all rolled into 1 fantastic performer.

[@KennethMeyerson]

Classic! My mom just mentioned Eddie Cantor to me on the phone and thought I'd look it up here. Jackpot!!!

[@denisejaklitsch9505]

Cantor is SO damn great!! He deserves a fabulous movie about his life ❤🎉

[@Muertes-tf2oj]

Eddie Cantor was amazing!

[@herasfolly]

I can watch this over and over.. .. thank you for posting this.

[@karsonmatthews723]

Pretty good quality for 1928

[@dennman6]

The Broadway show in which Canter starred in was produced in 1928 but this Samuel Goldwyn film version was done in 1930. With the same Orchestra by the way, George Olson and his Music.

[@mekiubann]

Very very good

[@michaelramos810]

This is a film called Whoopee! In 1930 the link is right here!www.amazon.com/Whoopee-Eddie-Cantor/dp/B00CA4S308

[@jamespfitz]

You do realize it's been colorized right?

[@bentleyodell4546]

@@jamespfitz yes but you would think the volume would be scratchy or the filming to brake out at some points but it doesnt

[@KleatsStory]

I've always loved Eddie Cantor's music. My father was generous enough and appreciated music enough to make sure my family and I were exposed to Eddie's music and other artists of the time. My limited song writing abilities and my own limited guitar playing abilities leave me to wonder what sort of talent this man had to be able to write such an impressive and complicated song. Very appreciative of the talent he possessed.

[@MissCodswallop]

I'm in love with the girls' gowns and hats. Fashion in the early 1930s was exquisite, IMO. My favorite.

[@Sreyam86]

I agree, I'm obsessed with all of it.

[@musiccampwithlumpyandlisa9025]

Men in those days work suits and ties nearly everywhere. Even laborers, carpenters, the milk man. Women wore dresses to work as phone operators and store clerk's, nurses and teachers. And EVERYBODY wore hats. We dressed up even further to travel. In the 60s, people dressed up to fly on Pan Am to Hawaii. Even into the 60s and half way through the 70s, engineers and draftsmen and scientists wore neckties. My second year of high school was the first time they allowed girls to wear pants, and we were then also allowed to wear jeans for the first time. We all just plain "Dressed up" to do everything. We were goofy. I've always dug Eddie's delivery of all the lyrics of this tune. We don't get that with Frank or Ella. Thanks - Lumpy

[@htf5555]

Yes! Very aesthetic

[@jamespfitz]

@@musiccampwithlumpyandlisa9025 70s? I wore a jacket and tie to work until the 90s and a tie until the 00s

[@chrissythornhill]

Oh , those eyes ! 👀 Timeless song , making whoopeedooo still prevails , folk . 👌🏼

[@DavidBall67]

Spot On, Eddie had the talent and the expression and his own style.

[@i12gohome]

I simply ADORE E C!!! My grandfather turned me on to him in the 70's, and I've been hooked ever since!

[@norris3107]

Typical song of the era - just a great tune, literate clever lyrics, played and sung by incredibly talented people.

[@13loomisst]

Really delightful. So many classic moments. Thanks very much.

[@leonardmuscato5284]

I've always been a fan of this piece and particularly with Eddie Cantor singing it, but to see this video makes it all the better. Great music from the era of some of the best show tunes!

[@nikkigurlie89]

This video is an absolute joy to watch! One of my favorite actors of the time and his faces! Priceless. They really sell the song, Although sometimes you do have to wonder how exactly this got through the censors. :P

[@Gonkawonga]

The song is so Brilliantly executed..Love Him and Noel Coward From Hong Kong!!!

[@sally1715]

He is just precious! Classic song! Classic guy! Thanks!

[@katharinaburke5383]

He was so handsome!

[@garcemac]

You better keep her, you'll find its cheaper, than making "Whoopie". Truer words have never been sung.

[@joelt2105]

All of my 3 older brothers will attest to that!

[@roccovitiello7031]

This guy was one of the best in the business

[@denisejaklitsch9505]

My new 'ear worm' song !!! Love this so much ❤️

[@medamine39]

Eddie Cantor was one of the Greatest Figures of the Ziegfeld Follies, thank you for this video, Five Stars.

[@stphn44]

one word wow a great era of music thanks for posting

[@retrocyn]

Eddie Cantor and other performers who came up through vaudeville had to be able to fill an auditorium with their voice alone... there was no electronic amplification back then. This led to a singing style that's very different from the more subtle type of singing ushered in later by the crooners. Eddie was an electrifying perfomer. I love his movies and radio show. Glad these clips are available.

[@nonsociopathskin]

What a star! Wonderful stuff! So understated -the antithesis of Al Jolson. And that early Technicolor. Tim Burton would kill to get colours like that!

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1957 {September 18th} the CBS-TV network's 'The Big Record Show' had its national debut {it was the network’s answer to ABC-TV’s ‘American Bandstand’}... The show's hostess was Patti Page and it lasted for one season with 35 episodes... Eddie Cantor performed “Makin’ Whoopee!” on the show; he first introduced the song twenty-nine years earlier in the 1928 Broadway musical ‘Whoopee!’… Mr. Cantor, Edward Israel Iskowitz, passed away on October 10th, 1964 at the age of 72... May he R.I.P.

[@wmlfan9]

Every syllable is crystal clear. He as much speaks the song as sings it.

[@cantarafacanta]

How can someone be so cute? ♥

[@dholm5058]

What a talent! He like so many of his fantastic era set the standard for those who would follow but never quite attain the class or for that matter legend that this superstar did even with a congenital bad heart.Izzy or as you were known to the public as Eddie I along with countless millions "down through the countless ages" are thankful To KZbin that you will never die!!!!

[@emmarose4234]

Ugh! He was SO HANDSOME!!!

[@ArchivalPictures]

I couldn't understand why they would allow a flub at 2:16, but realized he's changing from an old candlestick 2 piece phone to a "modern" 1 piece handset.

[@bigcladwolfdetecting6017]

Good eye.

[@sthompson4049]

at the time it was to expensive to retake the the whole shot leave it,cantor pulled off the best fuck up on film,and it worked. cudos to the bean counters,the public grew aware of a new tech change and cantor was aware of his flub and kept on singing

[@dennman6]

This was not a flub in anyway. Cantor was the ultimate Craftsman. Look at the perfect body language he uses all throughout this song, including two of his trademark clichés: the rolling of the eyes and the quick clapping of the hands that was parodied in cartoons and by impersonators for decades afterwards. That "flaw" was very cleverly done by Eddie Cantor to switch from using the candlestick "Eliot Ness" style phone to the newer style cradle phone with a hand receiver that we are familiar with today. Nothing flawed in his performance, it was carefully planned out.

[@tomcat3360]

ArchivePix great sight gag!

[@The1920sDandy]

Or if you consider what he's singing about and have a dirty mind he might just say he doesn't fu... phone ! x)

[@ysgol3]

Manages to be both sweet and cool - simply glorious.

[@newts2usatiera]

Thank you for this ! This movie and specifically This Song hooked me on old movies. There is no turning back now !

[@jameslangley-yc6og]

I've found this song first time in over 40 years brings back great memories

[@little_caro_lamb]

I know Eddie Cantor! He rules! I paid my respects at his crypt a few years ago. It was a great honour for me.

[@aminecraftplayer4067]

This is a classic! Back in Nam me and me mates used to listen to this, still classic! He will love on in our hearts. Classic! Back when life was good and women had rights

[@GenLeeConcepts]

Wow, he was great...what expressions? And those girls behind him...whoa? Could as easily have been filmed yesterday? lol Almost timeless...

[@ruthpaige6689]

Love this song and Eddie's performance! Thanks for posting.

[@swallin19]

The biggest problem to modern viewers is the lack of audience reaction to Eddie's punchlines, he does time the gags for films, not stage, where he would have paused even longer, before the next line.. Many stage routines were ruined by filming, timing to long or simply the silence of having no proper audience. To appreciate it you have to imagine the reaction of waves of laughter to each gag, wide eyed stare, and double take he did. Stephen..

[@danielponder690]

yup, some of my relatives talked about seeing him live in NYC and just in tears watching his acts - it's funny even today; clever too.

[@gnativerson]

a timeless masterpiece... - at ~2:17 Eddie has a glitch with "telephone" - its like a one-shot live take and wonderful! - lets hope all his films including "Ali Baba Goes To Town" are lovingly remastered & released soon to DVD or Blu-Ray

[@calikokat100]

what is the glitch?

[@themusicaljunkie37]

@@calikokat100 it looks like he misses up a line

[@bryceyazzie8779]

He second guesses what style of phone to jester.

[@tuxguys]

Really? I saw it as a spontaneous reference, on the spot, to Dick Tracy's 2-way wrist radio.

[@benjrivera21]

I see it more as a nod to how time changes technology

[@GREGAUSTI]

I total legend the like that will never be seen again a true legend together with jolson and brice legends

[@percyfurler]

It's the season. Classic. Absolutely!

[@JJackAL52]

A great singer and talent ... a brilliant performance !

[@hettybobcat]

Even though I'm not even 30 yet, I grew up watching these movies and I always loved this movie. When I watched Ray Stevens in Branson and he sang a spoof of this song, my brother and I were probably the only children there who knew the original song. XD

[@silverhairedoldlady]

HA! I do luv the 'old' tunes...and Eddie?........Roll them eyes!

[@rosaleeadams1160]

love this............the lyrics are hilarious sometimes I think I was born in the wrong era.......... I love music from 20s, 30s and 40s.........

[@gado1273]

true..

[@trashtrash2169]

So you want to be born in WWI?

[@dwaynethemineraljohnson412]

​@@trashtrash2169in america it wasn't the worst unless you where drafted

This is just FANTASTIC!!! What a delightful kind of treat, really!! Thank you, you made me very happy! God... to find and relish in such a rarity!!! God bless, ;-) Mine from Mexico!

[@paulj0557tonehead]

I read a David Lee Roth interview once where he gave props to all of these early pioneers and said what an influence they had on his style. That always stuck with me sort of opened my eyes a little to the universal appeal and timelessness of what a true performer is. Eddie Cantor had it all.

[@woofer32]

Brilliant - love Eddie Cantor, good to liten to and good to watch.

[@TLostPatrol]

I love Eddie Cantor!! I used to listen to a compilation album of his with my mom in the car. Nice post! Everyone should see this.

[@weskerrebirth5849]

that vintage resolutioned orchestra... pure beauty..

[@ianpeddle6818]

From the days when entertainment was just that. I was born out of my time. My parents and grandparents had the best of it

[@candyekane]

thanks so much for putting this on here. i am a huge eddie cantor fan and i thought i was the only one. so great to see so many still love him. My dad got me hooked on him when i was a kid. Im not that old at 40 but he has influenced me so much!

[@davidtodora6173]

Eddie Cantor, was not just funny. He was an awesome singer too! Great dancer

[@honeybeeisme]

Oh, my goodness! That was wonderful! Just dear... and a little naughty! Love those kookie eyes! Yikes!Thanks for posting!

[@ladietrich1794]

I love Eddie Cantor, he is the best!

[@carolbradshaw6105]

All time great production! Great story , art direction . Very funny film, no accident that Eddie was the richest man in show biz until the crash!

[@therealasiacarrera]

This clip makes me so happy. Thank you so much for sharing it.

[@tuxguys]

What you just expressed gratifies me more than words can say.

[@makeadifference4all]

I love the Groucho Marx eye rolls 😂

[@jwb1949]

Eddie was one of several wonderful entertainers...who do we today of that multi-talented caliber?

[@sally1715]

Eddie is one of our classics! Thanks for posting this clip!

[@berniewoods8758]

Eddie Cantor.Absolutely brilliant, they don't make them like him anymore

[@kropfspawn]

Eddie Cantor was super funny. I loved watching his films growing up.

[@lisathuban5534]

I used to watch Eddie Cantor movies way back in the 1970's on a local TV station. This man was a HUGE star back in his day, but few people remember him now. Happy to see him as a character in Boardwalk Empire and know people who have played BioShock 3 are sometimes curious about the song, but I wish there was more of a movement to make his movies more available. I tried to find them online and on Amazon, but many are only available in VHS or from people who deal in rare films.

[@thegamingkitchen8429]

Imma give this song to folks who talk about how past generations knew how to settle down.

[@AllieAdams-h9e]

Damn. this song slaps

[@2B_827]

Beautiful.