Still from Bohemian Baloney in Movie Makers, Dec. 1944, 476.
English
100 ft
8mm
B&W
Silent
"Werner Henze has shown in Bohemian Baloney that artists can make fun of themselves and their profession. An artist and his wife had planned to have a quiet evening at the movies when a telephone call warns of a visit by a wealthy prospective buyer of pictures and her meek husband. How the young couple suddenly transform their own characters and their tasteful and immaculate living room into a scene of "arty" surroundings is gaily depicted with just the right amount of farce. The compositions and lighting are excellent and there are gay, unexpected twists throughout, particularly when a self portrait of the artist comes to life." Movie Makers, Dec. 1944, 495.
Discussed by Henze in "Filming a Farce" (Movie Makers, Nov. 1945, 426-427, 440-441). The article discusses the film's production and shows storyboard sketches.
The film was "Movie of the Month" in Home Movies for January of 1944. The film receives a feature with a write-up and still images in Home Movies (Jan. 1944, 15, 28-30).
The film won second award in an Amateur Motion Picture Club of St. Louis members' film contest in 1944 (Movie Makers, Oct. 1944, 398).
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Amateur Cinema