It’s a doozy of a “Throwback Thursday”. Starring Lillian Roth, performing “Come Up and See Me Sometime” circa 1933.
Get ready to time-travel straight into black-and-white bliss as we rewind to 1933, with legendary performer Lillian Roth serving pure vintage charm in her rendition of “Come Up and See Me Sometime.”
The tune comes from the film Take a Chance, with music by Louis Alter and Arthur Swanstrom, produced during that golden era when Hollywood musicals were all jazz hands, theatrical flair, and unapologetic showbiz sparkle. The film itself starred Monte Brice and Laurence Schwab, two names synonymous with early Broadway-meets-Hollywood crossover energy.
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Watching Roth perform feels like peeking through a cinematic keyhole into another world — where voices carried without microphones, charisma did the heavy lifting, and glamour was measured in spotlight glow, not follower counts.
“Before pop stars had branding, they just had presence.”
So yes, this one’s for the romantics, the cinephiles, the vintage obsessives, and anyone who loves when nostalgia comes with a melody and a wink.
🖤 INYIM Did You Know? — Classic Hollywood Edition
- Many 1930s films were lost or damaged, making surviving performances like this cultural time capsules.
- Lillian Roth was one of the first true crossover stars, moving seamlessly between Broadway, film, and recorded music in the early 20th century.
- 1930s Hollywood musicals were heavily influenced by Broadway, often starring stage performers before the rise of “movie-only” stars.
- “Come Up and See Me Sometime” became a popular catchphrase in early cinema, later immortalized by Mae West.
- Early film performances were shot in single takes, meaning singers had to deliver flawless live vocals on set.
Get all your black ’n’ white vintage nostalgia on!
So… does this kind of old Hollywood magic still hit for you, or are we officially too deep in the TikTok era? Let us know below!
