Two Plus Fours

Two Plus Fours is a 1930 Campus Comedies short film directed by Ray McCarey and featuring the Rhythm Boys (Bing Crosby, Al Rinker and Harry Barris). The film was shot in 5 days starting on May 29, 1930 at a cost of $19,689. It previewed in mid-June and was shipped early in July 1930.^[1]

Two Plus Fours
Directed by	Ray McCarey
Written by	Chuck Callahan (story) Ray McCarey (story)
Produced by	John C. Flinn (producer) Fred Guiol (supervising producer)
Starring	Bing Crosby, Thelma Hill, and the Rhythm Boys
Cinematography	Paul Perry
Edited by	John F. Link Sr.
Release date	1930 (1930)
Running time	20 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Plot summary

The Rhythm Boys are some of the students from Tait College who patronize a tailor named Ginsberg who is affectionately known as Ripstitch. The tailor hits financial problems and is threatened with eviction by a bullying landlord. He is eventually saved by the support of all the students led by the Rhythm Boys.^[2]

Cast

• Nat Carr as Ripstitch the Tailor
• Thelma Hill as Mary Ginsberg - Max's Daughter
• Harry Barris as Harry
• Bing Crosby as Bing
• Al Rinker as Al
• Edgar Dearing as Rent Collector
• Spec O'Donnell as Spec

Soundtrack

• The Stein Song - sung by The Rhythm Boys on two occasions, the second of which is a parody.