Sadly, I haven’t found a copy of this short talkie from Columbia. It may have time travel,
but I think it’s unlikely because the hero is transported to a land of kings and queens and
fair maidens, which from its description, seems like a fantasyland more than a point in our
timeline.
— Michael Main
♫ I hate to think what might have been if we had never met. .
. ♫ —lyric from “Here We Are” written by Gus Kahn [lyrics] and Harry Warren [music]
DEBUT
The Royal Four-Flusher (premiered at an unknown movie theater, New York City,
7 May 1930).
VARIANTS
Debut. The Royal Four-Flusher (premiered at an unknown movie theater, New York City, 7 May 1930).
We haven’t yet mapped out the time travel itinerary.
INDEXER NOTES (SPOILERS!)
The IMDb lists only Arthur Hurley as the writer, but they also indicate “scenario” with his name. Perhaps this is just an early name for the writer of the shooting script.
According to <a href='https%3A%2F%2Fwww.imdb.com%2Ftitle%2Ftt1489254%2F'>IMDb</a>, the soundtrack included “Here We Are,” which was also sung earlier by Annette Hanshaw for the 1929 animated film, <i>Sita Sings the Blues.</i>
♫ I hate to think what might have been if we had never met . .
. ♫ —lyric from “Here We Are” written by Gus Kahn [lyrics] and Harry Warren [music]
1 English variant