Eddie Cantor- If You Knew Susie

[@aldiboronti]

This is the 1948 movie If You Knew Susie. What an astonishing entertainer Eddie Cantor was! He was before my time but I discovered him (thanks to KZbin) a couple of years ago and he just knocked me out. Brilliant!

[@bobbrock4221]

I grew up listening to Eddie Cantor.

[@AmyLewkowicz]

Thanks! I was wondering about "1925" -- the first talkie was 1927 (Al Jolson in "The Jazz Singer").

[@ldFlorida]

Eddie Cantor! Oh, what a guy! He was one of a kind and a fantastic entertainer. Thanks for sharing him here!

[@essiebl]

Hear, hear. If you haven’t already try to get to see The Kid From Spain. Hilarious

[@Mandy.Corcoran]

I could watch Eddie Cantor all day.

[@rukhsah]

Me too

[@jonathanwinfield6000]

I agree!

[@dinoreina]

Me too

[@dudley5533]

Joan Davis multitalented girl.....sing, dance, acrobatics, and the best comedienne ever to light up the screen both in films and TV.. She was a good co-star with Eddie Cantor who was of great talent also.

[@andrewvelonis5940]

and oh, what a chassis

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

Supposedly she had an affair with him during that time.

[@Rooster_Ric]

Her blackface routines were pure class what a talented pile of 🗑

[@davidtodora6173]

I could watch Eddie Cantor, all day too! He was so dang funny and talented 🤓

[@BooBots]

Eddie Cantor...a true classic.

[@WytZox1]

There's an urban legend that Cantor requested his tombstone read "Here I lie in nature's nestle, free at last from Georgie Jessel."

[@giorgiorosa4402]

Love it!

[@METALITHrevetments]

That's funny. The truth is Eddie and Georgie are both in crypts at Hillside Memorial Park in LA...only a 12 second walk from each other.

[@gregorybrown6719]

What's with the hands?????🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️🤷🏿‍♂️

[@ShawnPatrickOHare]

I've heard that legend also.. It seems to be true.. At least I hope so.. It would be a pity if it wasn't.. 😉

[@alienteriyaki8960]

I love the thing Eddie did with his eyes.

[@Dannys998877]

He must have been incomparable on the vaudville stage. And at the end of this clip, Cantor and Joan Davis. Two of the greatest.

[@H.pylori]

So from the comments below, that familiar voice of the woman at the end was Joan Davis. By the time I saw her she had her own TV show "I Married Joan." Her TV husband was Jim Backus (Mr. MacGoo). Amazing how the 1930s actors and actresses were multitalented...sing, dance, and act. Thanks for posting.

[@horarwgt]

Great to see Cantor with the wonderful Joan Davis. It's sad to think that Joan died so tragically and Eddie passed only a few years later. His high energy fit the Cantor name. Only heart troubles later in life prevented him from carrying on to the end in 1964.

[@georgefelty6357]

There will never be another Eddie Cantor and I always remember this song!

[@WillScarlet16]

Stephen Sondheim saw Eddie Cantor live onstage as a kid, and apparently he was a friend of his dad's; while Cantor was performing onstage he adlibbed "I'm going to the Sondheims' for dinner." Stephen said it was one of the most thrilling moments of his life.

[@lambyoung]

I love this movie. It is such a fun, happy musical.

[@paulcopeland]

One of his most famous songs. Thank you for posting.

[@jakela671]

Ah, yes, I remember him well. What a fabulous, happy performer. They don't make 'em like that anymore.

[@eretzoum]

What an amazing talent. He is perfect.

[@BuckyBrown-lt4ry]

Underrated comedian in his day. Great star and entertainer.

[@Linda98671]

Bucky Brown He wasn't under rated, he was highly popular in his time....

[@suzienada7253]

Makin' me blush, this guy!

[@Chico-yg5yw]

I love this man, literally so cool

[@YY4Me133]

@0:51 That's Joan Davis! When I was a kid, I *loved* her in _I Married Joan._ Jim Backus, who played her husband, went on to play Thurston Howell III, on _Gilligan's Island,_ and was the voice of the cartoon character Mr. Magoo.

[@victorgomez79]

i dont understand some people that doesnt like this great máster of music

[@williamgable7554]

When vaudeville was king...Durante, Cantor, Jolson, Cohan, Hope, "Bojangles", Benny, Sophie Tucker and on & on & on. Some of our greatest entertainers grew up on the Vaudeville stage.

[@thewatermelonfairy]

Im 20 and his songs are catchy to me. Maybe cause i was raised by my grandparents lol

[@themoviefanatic4625]

It's so freeing liking this genre of music today. I'm 18 and will never stop listening

[@nobodynoone2500]

nah ur ghe

[@thewatermelonfairy]

@@nobodynoone2500 I'm what, child?

[@DougJrFan93]

He's always surrounded by such beautiful girls, but he doesn't need them! He commands the screen himself.

[@JustineWittich]

Ah, back in the days when entertainment was fun, performed by real talent!

[@grmey78]

I would have loved to see him live on stage.

[@allanshulstad1783]

Joan Davis was the singer with Cantor at the end of the song.

[@sallieparker]

Another of those Jewish-Irish couplings so popular in vaud-ee-ville (Burns and Allen, The Cohens and Kellys, Cohan and Harris, Abie's Irish Rose, Jolson and Keeler, Cantor and Davis).

[@AvitalShtap]

HAHAHAH her face at 1:11 is great! What a duo!

[@jblue705]

Well then you'll love Cantor! He has tunes just as catchy.

[@lulumorris3162]

this was simpler times with music one could relate to. love eddie cantor and his era.

[@denisejaklitsch9505]

I can't believe how many Cantor songs I am familiar with ❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉❤🎉😅

[@donaldhelton9308]

Words cant say,just great

[@CarlosGonzalez-yv1tg]

For 1948 viewers, Eddie was a thing of the past. But there's no doubt he still had it!

[@dancingirl11]

Love the eyes!

[@thedavidfreeman]

Thank you for this and the others.

[@johnmarx3919]

wow! Now that I've seen the real article I am bowled over by Stephen DaRosa's impression of him on Boardwalk Empire!!

[@MrManorAvenue]

Enjoyed the clips; thanks for posting. I'm just surprised because I'd always heard the lyrics sung as "Oh, oh, oh, what a gal" as opposed to "girl."

[@giorgiorosa4402]

I sing this song up to ten times a week and I think I usually use girl. So many versions. I think for the classically trained singer it's just easier to say the whole word, unless I am doing a classic New York accent, when I would us gal. This song is really more of a template that you can plug into.

[@georgehewett6243]

@@giorgiorosa4402 Can only regret that I never followed my dream of being an entertainer, and my hat is off to you. I think my favorite recorded version of this song is the 1947 recording by Frankie Masters' Orchestra and vocal group, at about the time The Al Jolson Story film was released.

[@jblue705]

Yes, she was amazing. What an astonishingly sad ending and short life she had.

[@mrimrulislamniloy5743]

Love from bangladesh🖤

[@luvmyrecords]

Brilliant performer. My dad told me that after Cantor's death his home was sold, and I guess whoever got it wanted to tear the house down. It was so solid, they had to use dynamite. (Your random fact for the day, unless dear old Dad got it wrong. Dad grew up in Great Neck, NY, which is where I think Cantor lived. It's about 30-40 minutes from Manhattan by Long Island Railroad, so it would have been a logical choice.)

[@lindaversil1121]

Cantor lived in California during the last years of his life. Yes cantor lived in great neck but much beforehand. Read his book

[@ctmale1956]

Love it!!!!

[@lalumia]

with the FABULOUS Joan Davis!

[@latemetal1]

Boardwalk empire got me here.

[@mikesternmike]

Me as well

[@LLOOYYYDD]

me too. Stephen De Rosa did a fantastic job

[@GooglFascists]

@WytZox1 YES! Another beloved star who left too soon, Joan Davis could be as funny as Lucille Ball when she had the right material. As for Eddie Cantor, I remember his movies & TV show when I was a boy and he was really one of the finest fathers, husbands & Americans ever. His Cagney-like bounce and "banjo eyes" made him a favorite of us kids, & what a sweet guy too! Cantor Quote: "Its nice to be important, but its more important to be nice." Words to live by! RIP Eddie we miss you.

[@guyshachar1923]

she is wonderfull

[@DebbieUnderfinger]

Wow... I can remember that generation telling us our dresses were too short in the 60s and 70s...

[@hishamjararwah3125]

Answer for questions debbie underfinger eddie cantor date of death?

[@harlow743]

The last version is with the forgotten star "Joan Davis"....In the 50's she had her own TV Show

[@willedelman]

As mentioned in 56Edify's post, the girl on his right is Joan Davis,

[@josephshulman6666]

Me too ., I discovered him on AMC

[@LKayL1]

The late great Eddie Cantor

[@prod.suede_]

It’s amazing how well they control their facial expressions while singing and moving

[@221b-Maker-Street]

Do you not have any facial expressions when you're walking about?! The lyrics inform all his facial expressions, so he won't be consciously thinking about his face looks once he's rehearsed it a dozen times. He's miming along to a click track if that helps you process it - the audio will have been recorded separately...

[@sealman546]

Nice to see Joan Davis. A very funny and underrated gal. Died much too young.

[@vinyl8840]

Came here because of my Grandma. I remember years ago we would sing this song together :)

[@Vitte4]

Talk about CAMP! Wow ...

[@jazzguy1927]

The greatest actor of all time. Way better than Gable, Spencer Tracy, Gary Cooper or any other actor. Eddie Cantor was an actor without equal.

[@hirschelbarr2614]

Cantor and Davis had a 4 year affair that Cantor terminated after this film. It caused Davis to lose her husband and fall into depression. Cantor then began an on again/ off again relationship with Jacqueline Suzanne.

[@Scorponok2009]

"What a chassis"= 1930's equivalent of "DAT ASS"

[@andrewvelonis5940]

Except it was classy instead of vulgar.

[@varietyguy]

Great body or terrific figure.

[@jimmithintimmini2205]

​@@andrewvelonis5940calm down nancy

[@voltape]

This is what Gene Kelly and Frank Sinatra sing in Anchors Aweigh, referring to "Aunt Susie" (Kathryn Grayson)

[@karzak6560]

RIP Sean Lock!

[@voltape]

Grand, Cantor!! Who do you compare his rendition with that of Frank Sinatra and Gene Kelly in Anchors Aweigh?

[@LLOOYYYDD]

*Stephen DeRosa played him so well, you can't change my mind, he did an excellent job!*

[@Lampshade51]

He was 56 here, and I believe this was his last starring film. He would soon go into TV, where he would be a hit all over again on NBC-TV's Colgate Comedy Hour. There was nothing stopping Eddie, until health problems in the mid-50s had him cutting back his appearances. By the way, there was a hot rumor at the time that Eddie and Joan Davis were...ahem...an item during the making of this film. I'll leave that to the gossip columnists. Makin' Whoopi, indeed! :)

[@YuriBurgundy]

Too old looking here to perform this material. Why didn’t they surround him with 56 year old women? Entertainment is sooooooooooooo not like sports. Ya see in sports they would have put in a very young handsome guy to do the same thing. Depending on who they got they could stay with the Cantor vocal or replace it. We all would be better entertained if we weren’t so “star power” focused.

[@ValleyoftheRogue]

Eddie Cantor was one of the greatest talents there ever was, and he was just about the most adorable man who ever lived. He was Al Jolson's only real rival, but Jolson wasn't cute at all, let alone cute like Cantor.

[@victorgomez79]

Great Eddie

[@davidreames8752]

Cast members of this movie also included Margaret Kerry (Tinkerbell) and Bobby Driscoll (Peter Pan) before they were in Disney's animated Peter Pan together.

[@cje7293]

My Mama was a Susie..Miss her..Nov. 5,2014.

[@matthewmcsheffrey2522]

🌹🌹🌹❤️R.I.P.

[@jonathanibal298]

Oooh oooh what a girl!

[@brendareed8412]

I don't think film can capture the appeal that Cantor had live onstage.

[@zzzut]

The camp meter just exploded! So did my gaydar!

[@annodomini7887]

Eddie cantor was married to Ida cantor from 1914-1962 her death and had 5or 6 children, so he was not gay.

[@zzzut]

LOL! Yeah right! Being married and having children is the proof someone is straight. Aren't we a little naive? That being said, I absolutely have no proof that guy was gay. I just meant he acts more camp in this video than any gay guy I have known.

[@jaytaylor7740]

Thanks for 'splainin'! Truthfully though, I also thought you were referring to Eddie C. being gay.

[@johnrobertson8263]

he had 5 kids

[@zzzut]

john robertson I stand corrected. Gay men cannot father children. 🙄

[@aTimeTraveller]

Accepting advice for New Virtual Time Travel to the Era of YOUR choice....

[@bigred997]

the second part of the clip has him pairing with joan davis, another great ham.

[@YuriBurgundy]

Hams drive showbiz. And true believers develop habits like we all do. What on earth is Angus Young going to do if he can’t re-visit all those arenas playin’ those rock classics he’s been playin’ for more n’ 40 years? They play at least ten songs every time and they always will. Can this be called “creative?” They are full blown performers with a finely tuned formula. They would have fit in perfectly with the old Hollywood system. Just like wrestling pictures.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

ekocentric+ The girl at film end is Joan Davis.

[@fonso1030]

Eddie with the Buster Brown collar and Joan Davis with the Martha Raye mouth make the oddest couple 🤔

[@k.m.h7480]

I always think of the Ziegfeld movie when I hear this song

[@spork928]

I must learn to play this on ukulele

[@FredJonesJunior]

yea who the girl I reconize her but I din't know she was Cantor's side kick. this is the Eddie cantor skit i like.

[@denisejaklitsch9505]

So good 🎉❤🎉❤🎉

[@Microplasma2727]

Oh, what a girrrl!

[@groovejet77]

Now I know where Seth Mcfarlane comes for inspiration!

[@saulcontrerasOfficial]

The little boy in the video would be like 100 years old today 0:28

[@fonso1030]

That kid’s probably pushing more like 85 or so if he’s alive

[@sneadh1]

"Know" in the biblical sense?

[@frankstrawnation]

Of course.

[@WSenator1]

Is that Betty Hutton with Cantor at the end of the movie?

[@jarredsmith7375]

No, it's Joan Davis

[@WSenator1]

@@jarredsmith7375 I stand corrected. Thanks!

[@lazurm]

@yuritim They didn't have that brand in those days, feller.

[@AxelQC]

My grandma used to sing this.

[@moncorp1]

closet queen

[@moncorp1]

Pussi Eater ~ No, I leave that to you.

[@enjoysanal5767]

moncorp1 : I suspect you are.

[@moncorp1]

Pussi Eater ~ So what if I was? How does that change your life? Those of you that worry about it the most seem to be trying to cover something up. Its okay man, no one will care if you come out of your closet. Give it a try.

[@moncorp1]

Pussi Eater ~ its okay man, I can tell by how obsessed you are. Go ahead admit it.

[@annodomini7887]

Eddie cantor was married to Ida cantor from 1914-1962 her death and had 5or 6 children, so he was not gay.

[@davidells7942]

As sung by the Dunphy Brothers at Ted's Steakhouse of Beverly Hills ...

[@JohnReganSeattle]

Yes

[@CJTaasin]

classic

[@therealasiacarrera]

Holy cow the girl on the left (his right) is beautiful. Anyone know who she is?

[@colinclarke4285]

After watching boardwalk empire I thought I'd search out the real eddie cantor

[@Scorponok2009]

Just telling it like it is, ma'am.

[@tudosiealex]

@Quetzalqoatl99 How classy of her.

[@WytZox1]

Isn't the gal who appears as Susie played by Joan Davis?

[@suzyj1123]

LOL! Thank you : )

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

About as classic as classic gets.

[@colinisshort0862]

Damn 14 year old comment

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

@@colinisshort0862 ikr?

[@colinisshort0862]

@@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods no way someone from for teen years ago responded

[@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods]

@@colinisshort0862 You're right, I'm probably dead by now.

[@colinisshort0862]

@@TyrSkyFatherOfTheGods lol

[@sutonchef]

@therealasiacarrera I THINK SHE IS SISTER TO THE GIRL ON THE RIGHT

[@coecreed5304]

haaaaa, whos the woman in this? shes funny

[@ealswytheangelicrealms]

I read that Eddie Cantor had an affair with Joan Davis during the making of this picture. You can tell how Joan Davis looks at him at the end of the picture and the way Cantor kisses her it was real.