Pleasure Island

About This Movie

Pleasure Island is quite the curious piece from 1933, isn't it? This Warner Bros Vitaphone short leans heavily into a kind of whimsical atmosphere, promoting 'Girls...Songs....Laughs.' The pacing is brisk, typical of the era’s shorts, giving it a lively feel. It’s a shame that no full print exists, leaving us with just a fragment of its musical sequence housed at the Library of Congress. The performances, though brief, capture a certain carefree spirit of early 30s entertainment. You can almost feel the energy of the audience from that time, even in the little that remains. There’s something about the ephemeral quality of such lost films that adds to their allure.

Pleasure Island is notable for its scarcity, with only a single musical sequence preserved in the Library of Congress. It reflects a time when short films were a key part of cinema's charm. The lack of a full print certainly heightens its collector interest, as every fragment offers a glimpse into the entertainment culture of the 1930s. For collectors, owning anything related to this Vitaphone short feels like holding a piece of the lost cinematic history.