For Your Convenience (1939)
In this short film's four segments, "Bowery Beautician", "Chutes", "Home Brew", and "Girth Control", the viewer is shown how certain conveniences and inventions aid the user.
Top billed cast
Dwight WeistCommentator (voice)
Dorothy PatrickModel (uncredited)
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