Breakdowns of 1938 (1938) watch online HD

This is on the 2-Disc DVD of Adventures of Robin Hood from 1938. 13 minutes of gag reel, with the occasionally added goofy sound effect to highlight something(certainly the "helmet trying out montage" isn't that interesting by itself... not that it helps much). What is the appeal of seeing people flub their lines and in general mess up takes? While some may say it's schadenfreude, I disagree. It's a reminder that we are all imperfect humans, we make mistakes, and it's OK... it's fine to laugh at that. Even the big stars could find themselves the victim of a tongue-twisting lines. Add to that the sheer energy and vitality that we see when they break character to chuckle heartily at their mistake, or apologize(man, some women were beaten down back them... then again, some of them have plenty of pep to them), and we can't help but smile. Some of the mixups are also genuinely funny. I didn't know any other films in this other than the one it was one of the special features on. They are all in black and white. There is a little moderate swearing in this. I recommend this to anyone who enjoys the reminder that we are all allowed to screw up, every once in a while. 7/10

In the late 1930s and early 1940s, Warners Brothers would yearly sweep up clips of all those fluffed takes and produce a little in-house movie showing the magnificent actors of the era blowing take after take and cursing in annoyance, interspersed with a deliberately-produced clip of Porky Pig as a carpenter hitting his thumb with a hammer and grunting "Son of a b-b-b-b-b-b-". The result, usually for the studio holiday party, would then go back into the vault. But recently a couple of them have surfaced as extras to DVD releases.

It's very funny to watch actors in high-minded roles suddenly break down and start cussing a blue streak. Look out for this and others as they show up. And if you have a chance, see if you can find the DVD issue of Columbia's OUR MAN GODFREY with dapper, debonair William Powell blowing up, followed by Eugene Palette blowing up. But they can't compare with demure Carole Lombard's command of profane language!

. . . is the best ad-libbed line uttered by misspeaking Warner Bros. cast members in BREAKDOWNS OF 1939 (which I'm reviewing here in 1938 because the person who entered the data for the annual BREAKDOWNS OF 1936, 1937, and 1938 apparently had their own breakdown when it was time for them to do 1939!). The newly-delivered momactress quoted above is responding to her male co-star's query, perhaps from their actual film script, "What's this emergency all about?" Otherwise, an animated "Porky Pig" stammering "Son of a B-B-B-B-itch" 12 or 13 times (as a "breather" frequently inserted between the monotonous, repetitive cursing of the live action actor Flubbers) is about the only other humorous aspect present in BREAKDOWNS OF 1939. Decades after the fact, it's interesting to see recognizable stars such as Humphrey Bogart and Bette Davis all tongue-tied. A few of the slips come from movies still available to watch now, including DARK VICTORY with Bogart and Ms. Davis, as well as Edward G. Robinson's THE AMAZING DR. CLITTERHOUSE (which also co-starred Bogart). Apparently, the cast of EACH DAWN I DIE never missed or messed on a line reading, as nothing from that flick is included here. Ironically, Warner Bros. home video slapped this on its 2006 DVD release of that 1939 film.