Samuel Newman (1906-99) was, as the nickname ‘Rubber Legs’ might suggest, a dancer of the eccentric variety, in the manner of Ray Bolger.
Al Norman found his greatest success in vaudeville and nightclubs, and occasionally in Broadway revues, but he also made a number of film appearances, usually as a speciality performer. The sheer weirdness of his act can be seen at its best in Universal’s King of Jazz (1930), but soon after that he turned up at MGM in Good News.
