1941-19461940s MUSICAL SHORTS
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USHER GIRLS OPEN CIRCULAR LID & PRETTY GIRL POPS OUT
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MERLE PITT'S FIVE SHADES OF BLUE & KAY LORRAINE
THE KERRY DANCE
THE KERRY DANCE. (1942)
W/ KAY LORRAINE. MERLE PITT'S FIVE SHADES OF BLUE. IRISH. STREET MUSICIANS IN BACK ALLEY. CLIMB OVER FENCE, PRETTY WOMAN SITS ON FENCE. WOMAN SHAKES BROOM AT BACK DOOR. PEOPLE DANCING EVERYWHERE IN BACKLOT. WOMAN ANGRY. OLDER LADY DOES IRISH JIG. COUPLES JITTERBUG. |
| 01:52:49 185 |
ERNEST BROWN & CHARLES COOK
CHATTER
CHATTER. (1943)
W/ CHARLES COOK & ERNEST BROWN, THE SEPIA STEPPERS. "I GOT RHYTHM". TRIO OF BLACK CHORUS GIRLS DANCE. MALE DANCING DUO. NIGHTCLUB SETTING. WIDE-EYED PIANO PLAYER |
| 01:55:38 354 |
HERBERT CURBELO & HIS ORCHESTRA
QUE BUENA ES LA CONGA (HOW GOOD THE CONGA IS)
QUE BUENA ES LA CONGA (HOW GOOD THE CONGA IS)
(1943) W/ VARIOS & VIDA. MUSIC: HERBERT CURBELO & HIS ORCHESTRA. LATIN DANCERS. LATIN COUPLE. SPINS WOMAN ON HIS SHOULDERS. LATIN MUSIC. |
| 01:58:23 519 |
SERGIO DEKARLO
DARK VELVET NIGHT
DARK VELVET NIGHT. (1943)
W/ SERGIO DEKARLO, PATRICIA HALL. SPANISH CROONER. RESTAURANT SETTING. SPANISH LACE. WOMEN SHUN SINGER. TURN THEIR BACKS. FINALLY HE FINDS A WOMAN TO DANCE WITH. VERY PASSIONATE-ROMANTIC KISS |
| 02:01:22 698 |
EDDIE DURANT & HIS ORCHESTRA
RHUMBA MATUMBA
RHUMBA MATUMBA. (1945)
W/ ISABELITA (LITA BARON). MUSIC: EDDIE DURANT & HIS ORCHESTRA. SPANISH, LATIN. DANCING GIRLS |
| 02:04:23 879 |
HERBERT CURBELO & HIS ORCHESTRA
SHOEING THE MARE
SHOEING THE MARE. (1943)
W/ VARIOS & VIDA. HERBERT CURBELO & HIS ORCHESTRA. FAMOUS CUBAN FOLK DANCE. WOMAN GETS ON ALL FOURS, HANDS & KNEES AND ACTS LIKE A HORSE. WIGGLES HER BUTT. VERY SEXUAL. FETISH. MAN PRETENDS TO PUT HORSESHOE ON HER. SHE GETS UP & KICKS HIM AROUND. |
| 02:06:56 1032 |
NICK COCHRANE
I TOOK MY HORN TO A PARTY
I TOOK MY HORN TO A PARTY. (1944)
W/ NICK COCHRANE. GOOFY MAN IN APARTMENT WITH DANCING CHORUS GIRLS. WOMEN IN GOWNS. |
| 02:09:52 1208 |
THREE IN ONE REVUE. (1942)
W/ FRANK PARIS & HIS MARIONETTES. "BIKEY MIKE": A PUPPET RIDES BICYCLE IN CIRCLE. "FANNIE & HER FAN": PUPPET FAN DANCER. BIZARRE. LOOKS REAL. CREEPY-LOOKING DOLLS. HER DRESS FALLS OFF. BURLESQUE. "SIR ROLLIN D. BONES": SKELETON PUPPET IN GRAVEYARD. HALLOWEEN. PELVIC THRUST. |
| 02:12:45 1381 |
BORRAH MINEVITCH & HIS HARMONICA RASCALS - BOXCAR RHAPSODY
(*same as VM-1232*) |
| 02:15:24 1540 |
CLIFF EDWARDS "UKULELE IKE"
MINNIE, THE MOUNTAIN MOOCHER
MINNIE, THE MOUNTAIN MOOCHER. (1943)
W/ CLIFF EDWARDS "UKELELE IKE". COWGIRLS SQUARE DANCE, PLAY ACCORDION, DO RODEO LASSO ROPE TRICKS, SIT AROUND CAMP FIRE OUTSIDE RANCH HOUSE. "GLAMORETTES" |
| 02:18:15 1711 |
PATTERSON & JACKSON
MAMA, I WANNA MAKE RHYTHM
MAMA, I WANNA MAKE RHYTHM. (1943)
W/ PATTERSON & JACKSON. GOOFY BLACK DANCERS, COMEDIANS. DUO. |
| 02:20:48 1864 |
BOB MANNERS & LELA MOORE
THE BETTER HALF
THE BETTER HALF. (1942)
W/ LELA MOORE, THE 3 MUSIC MAKERS, BOB MANNERS. SONG:"KNOCK ME A KISS". COUPLES DANCING AT A COLLEG FRAT DANCE-PARTY. WOMAN DRESSED AS HALF MAN & HALF WOMAN. VERY, VERY BIZARRE. FETISH. MALE PART TRIES TO GET A KISS FROM THE WOMAN PART. SHE FIGHTS HIM, BUT FINALLY GIVES IN. |
| 02:23:50 2046 |
FRANK DENNING & HIS ORCHESTRA
G STRINGS
G-STRINGS. (1942)
W/ LOUISE STEWART, FRANK PINERO, FRANK DENNING & HIS ORCHESTRA. MAN PLAYS VIOLIN. WOMAN IN BRIDAL GOWN DANCES & SUBTLEY STRIPS BEHIND HIM. LIFTS SKIRT, SHOWS HER LEGS. SEXY. MAN HITS WOMAN ON BUTT WITH VIOLIN WHEN HE REALIZES THAT SHE WAS DANCING BEHIND HIM. HE MISTAKENLY THOUGHT THAT THE APPLAUSE WAS FOR HIM. |
| 02:26:16 2192 |
DANCE COMIQUE WITH THE ELTONS. (1943)
NIGHTCLUB SETTING. 2 MEN DANCE WITH 1 WOMAN. LIFT HER, PRETEND TO ACCIDENTALLY DROP HER. SWING HER BY HER ARMS & LEGS HER BUTT SHOWS. ONCE ELEGANT DANCE BECOMES A TERRIBLE MESS. STARTS SERIOUS & BECOMES COMICAL & SILLY. |
| 02:29:11 2367 |
RUFE DAVIS
THE SOW SONG
THE SOW SONG.
W/ RUFF DIVAS. GOLFER MAN & LITTLE BOY WITH ACCORDION. SILLY MAN, FUNNY FACES. MAKES ODD NOISES. ASKS AUDIENCE TO SING ALONG. WWII HITLER REFERENCE. CU GOAT BLEATS. |
| 02:31:48 2524 |
BOBBY SHERWOOD & HIS ORCHESTRA
LOVE TURNS WINTER TO SPRING
LOVE TURNS WINTER TO SPRING. (1941)
W/ MARTHA TILTON, VINCE BARNETT, BOBBY SHERWOOD & HIS ORCHESTRA, MAY ROSS, GENE GROUNDS. OUTDOOR CAFE DURING WINTER TIME. WAITER KEEPS SLIPPING ON THE ICE. UNHAPPY. SKI LODGE SETTING. SNOW BUNNY. WOMAN ICE SKATES. SPINS. PICTURE SPINS & SETTING IS NOW SPRING TIME. ROMANTIC COUPLE. |
| 02:34:38 2694 |
CLUB LOLLYPOP. (1943)
W/ BABY BARBARA, BOBBY & MARLENE. LITTLE KIDS TAP DANCE. ADORABLE! CUTE! NOT!!! KIDDIES. SUPPOSED TO BE LIKE A NIGHTCLUB. YOUNG GIRL PLAYS FRANTIC XYLOPHONE. CHILD PRODIGY. 2 TEEN GIRLS DO A TRADITIONAL SPANISH DANCE. CASTANETS. FLAMENCO DANCE. PRETEND TO BE ADULTS |
| 02:37:43 2879 |
RAY EBERLE
ALL MY GRATITUDE
ALL MY GRATITUDE. (1946)
W/ RAY EBERLE & MARIAN KERRIGAN. HE SINGS & SHE DANCES. SPINS A LOT. |
| 02:40:25 3041 |
SPADE COOLEY & HIS WESTERN DANCE GANG
THE TROUBLE WITH ME
THE TROUBLE WITH ME. (1945)
W/ SPADE COOLEY & HIS WESTERN DANCE GANG, TEX WILLIAM. WESTERN COWBOY MUSIC. |
| 02:43:17 3213 |
IRVING FIELDS TRIO, LEONA FREDERICKS, GUS HOWARD
GEORGIE PORGIE
GEORGIE PORGIE. (1946)
W/ LEONA FREDERICKS, GUS HOWARD, & THE IRVING FIELDS TRIO. WOMAN SINGS NURSERY RHYME. SCHOOL ROOM SETTING. WOMEN PRETEND TO BE LITTLE GIRLS. MAN KISSES EACH OF THEM & THEY CRY. FETISH. |
| 02:45:44 3360 |
JANE HARVEY
HE'S FUNNY THAT WAY
HE'S FUNNY THAT WAY. (1946)
W/ JANE HARVEY, EMILE PETTI & HIS ORCHESTRA |
| 02:48:31 3527 |
QUICK SHOT OF A WOMAN IN STATE OF UNDRESS AT THE WINDOW. UNDRESSING. PULLS DOWN BLINDS.
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| 02:48:35 3531 |
CLARENCE NORDSTROM
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS
FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLARS. (1941)
W/ CLARENCE NORDSTROM, JACK SHILKRET ORCHESTRA. HOBOS EATING AT CAMPFIRE. WOMAN LOOKS AT SELF IN MIRROR. RICH MAN FLIRTS, TAKES OFF WHITE GLOVES. SITTING ON FENCE. ROMANTIC COUPLE. KISSING ON COUCH. PHOTOGRAPHER COMES IN & TAKES A PICTURE OF THEM. SCANDAL. IN COURTROOM. JUDGE. JURY HISSES. |
| 02:51:35 3711 |
TERRY TWINS
MY PIN UP GUY
MY PIN UP GUY. (1946)
W/ THE TERRY TWINS, JERRY BROWNE & HIS ORCHESTRA. (THE JERRY BROWNE SWINGSTERS.) GIRLS IN GOWNS SING. |
| 02:54:33 3889 |
HAL BORNE & HIS ORCHESTRA
DANCING DOLLS
DANCING DOLLS. (1942)
W/ JOHNNY BOYLE & HIS MARIONETTES. (RECORDED BY HAL BORNE & HIS ORCHESTRA. PUPPET-DOLL ICE SKATES. FRED ASTAIRE & GINGER ROGERS PUPPETS DANCE. THEY KISS. PUPPET OF BLACK-FACE DANCER. BILL BOJANGLES ROBINSON PUPPET. DOES THE STEP DANCE. |
| 02:57:45 4081 |
GINI BOYD
SOME DAY
SOME DAY. (1946)
W/ GINI BOYD. ROMANTIC COUPLE STROLL ON TROPICAL BEACH. |
| 03:00:37 4253 |
HENRY "RED" ALLEN & J.C. HIGGINBOTHAM
MOP
MOP. (1946)
HENRY "RED" ALLEN, J.C. HIGGINBOTHAM. JUMP BLUES |
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