Putting on the Ritz - Original 1930 Movie Sequence High Quality.wmvAddehiovy2011-07-17 | The original 1930 movie footage of Irving Berlin's world-famous song, sung by Harry Richman, from the film of the same name.Meet me tonight in Dreamland - Guardsmen QuartetAddehiovy2016-08-10 | This melody was originally composed in 1909 by Beth Slater-Whitson and Leo Friedman. This particular Soundie version was probably recorded in the early 1940's, and would have originally been seen by the public on a Panoram picture jukebox.Breathless Peter Garey & Lucille Bremer SoundieAddehiovy2016-01-02 | This is a 'Soundie' of "Breathless" sung by Peter Garey and Lucille Bremer, from the early 1940's and would originally have been shown on a Panoram picture juke box. I have no information on either the artists or the composers of this song.I miss you so - Warren Evans - SoundieAddehiovy2015-05-31 | This is a 'Soundie' of the melody "I miss you so" as sung by Warren Evans, who is seen standing by a magnificent 1939 Mills "Empress" juke box. I have no information on either the composers of the melody or the singer. This particular recording must have been made sometime in the early 1940's, judging by the "Buy War Bonds" posters displayed on the walls of the room. This soundie would have originally been seen and heard on a 'Panoram' picture juke box of those times.Hawaii War Chant - Lani McIntyre - SoundieAddehiovy2015-05-05 | A 'Soundie' of "Hawaii War Chant" as performed by Lani McIntyre. This melody was jointly composed by Leleichaku, Johnny Noble and Ralph Freed, being published in 1941. This would have originally been seen on a Panoram picture jukebox at the time that it was first released.Blue Danube Waltz - Mills Philharmonic Orchestra - SoundieAddehiovy2015-03-29 | A 'Soundie' of the world-famous classical piece, "The Blue Danube Waltz" composed by Johann Strauss II in 1866. This particular recording is performed by the Mills Philharmonic Orchestra, complete with a rather nice vocal arrangement, probably sometime in the 1940's.Do you belive in dreams - Dale Belmon with the Ray Sinatra Band - SoundieAddehiovy2015-02-27 | This recording of "Do you believe in Dreams" sung by Dale Belmon, backed by the Ray Sinatra Band is a nice example of the "easy listening" genre. Unfortunately, I can not find any information on who composed the melody, or when it was published, but it is almost certainly from the early 1940's. (Please accept my apologies for the two 'glitches' in the sequence, but these were already on the only VHS tape of this video that I possess: if I ever come across a better copy, then I shall automatically reload it.)Shoeing the Mare - Varios and Vida - SoundieAddehiovy2015-01-25 | A very lively piece of Latin-American music called "Shoeing the Mare", danced by Varios and Vida. I have no information on the composer, though it may possibly be traditional? Also, there are no credits for the name of the group of musicians providing the accompaniment. This is a 'Soundie', which would have originally been seen by the public on a 'Panoram' picture juke box, and was probably recorded in the early 1940's?You Belong to my Heart - Vickee Richards and the Hoveler DancersAddehiovy2015-01-11 | A rather charming melody called "You belong to my heart" composed by Augustin Lara and Ray Gilbert, originally published in Mexico in 1944. This version is sung by Vickee Richard, accompanied by the Hoveler Dancers, and originally appeared as a Soundie, which would have been played on a Panoram picture juke box. Other versions of this melody appeared in at least three separate films, such as "The Three Caballeros" (Cartoon); "Gay Ranchero" and "You belong to my heart".Hip Hop Hooray - Henry Nemo and Kay Penton - SoundieAddehiovy2014-12-23 | A nice example of 1940's boogie beat, starring Henry Nemo and Kay Penton. I have no information on who composed this melody, or when it was first published. This short film would have originally been shown to the public on a Panoram picture juke box.My Shawl - Faron Menovitz & his Rascals - SoundieAddehiovy2014-10-05 | A rather up-tempo harmonica version of "My Shawl" by Faron(?) Menowitz(?) and his Rascals, introduced by Don Wilson. The melody was originally composed by the famous Xavier Cugat, probably in the early 1940's. The lead dancer is the exotic Chaquita. This 'Soundie' would have originally been viewed on a Panoram picture juke box.Tangerine - Buddy Rogers with the Hal Borne OrchestraAddehiovy2014-09-14 | The melody of "Tangerine", sung by Buddy Rogers with the Hal Bourne Orchestra, being composed in 1942 by Victor Schertzinger and Johnny Mercer. The film clip would have originally been viewed by the public on a Panoram picture juke box.Grandpa aint the man he used to be - The Beaver Boys - SoundieAddehiovy2014-08-23 | A rather charming novelty number by the name of "Grandpa ain't the man he used to be" sung and played by The Beaver Boys. I have no information as to who the composer(s) may have been, or when this recording was published (probably between 1942 and 1945 as the lyrics mention War Bonds). This is a 'Soundie' which would have originally been shown to the public on a Panoram picture juke box.Moonlight Cocktail - Murphy Sisters, Patricia Hall and the Nat Brandywine OrchestraAddehiovy2014-08-12 | This is a 'Soundie' of the popular melody "Moonlight Cocktail" composed in 1942 by C. Luckeyth Roberts and Kim Gannon, and sung here by the Murphy Sisters with Patricia Hall and the Nat Brandywine Orchestra. This would have been played on a 'Panoram' picture juke box at the time.My Heart belongs to Daddy - Cole PorterAddehiovy2014-05-31 | The superb song, "My heart belongs to Daddy", a 1939 Cole Porter composition as portrayed in the 1946 film "Night and Day". The singer is Ginny Simms.I get a kick out of you - Cole PorterAddehiovy2014-05-04 | Footage of the 1935 song "I get a kick out of you" composed by Cole Porter, and as featured in the 1946 movie of "Night and Day". The footage features Ginny Simms with Cary Grant playing the role of Cole Porter.Youre the top - Cole Porter - Movie SequenceAddehiovy2014-03-30 | A musical sequence of the famous 1935 melody "You're the top", composed by Cole Porter, as shown in the 1946 movie "Night and Day". The singer is Ginny Simms, with Cary Grant (playing the part of Cole Porter) at the piano.Just one of those things - Cole PorterAddehiovy2014-03-02 | The well-known melody, "Just one of those things", composed by Cole Porter, and as shown in the 1946 movie of "Night and Day". The female vocalist is Ginny Simms.Ive got you under my skin - Movie SequenceAddehiovy2014-02-16 | The well-known melody "I've got you under my skin" written by Cole Porter, and first published in 1937. This dance and vocal sequence appeared in the 1946 movie of "Night and Day"What is this thing called love - Cole PorterAddehiovy2014-02-02 | This excerpt of "What is this thing called love" is taken from the 1946 Warner Brothers movie of "Night and Day". The song itself was first published in 1929 and was composed by Cole Porter. The location is in a store selling sheet music, which was the standard format used for gauging the popularity of various songs in those days. The pianist is portrayed by Cary Grant playing the character of Cole Porter, and the melody is sung by Ginny Simms..Miss Otis regrets - Cole Porter - Night and Day movieAddehiovy2014-01-12 | The well-known song, "Miss Otis regrets", composed by Cole Porter, and first published in 1934, and as featured in the 1946 movie "Night and Day", a biography of the said composer. *****Update:- I have been reliably informed that the singer in this clip is Monty Woolley playing as himself, with Cary Grant (playing the piano) playing the character of Cole Porter.In the still of the night - From Night and Day - Cole PorterAddehiovy2013-12-24 | The world-famous song, "In the still of the night", composed by Cole Porter in 1938, and performed by the cast of the 1946 Warner Brothers movie "Night and Day" *****Update:- I have been reliably informed that the character of Cole Porter is played by Cary Grant.I guess I took too much for granted - Leona Fredericks with the Irving Fields Trio - SoundieAddehiovy2013-12-01 | I have no information about the composers of this song, the year of its publication, or the artists who are performing it. This a 'Soundie' from the 1940's, and would have originally been shown on a Panoram Picture Juke Box.Youre a shot in the arm - Redd Harper and Connie Haines - SoundieAddehiovy2013-11-03 | The composer(s) of this melody are unknown to me, and I have no information concerning the artists, but this particular recording is almost certainly from the 1940's, and is a 'Soundie' which would have been originally been played on a Panoram picture juke box.Hard on your heart - Yvonne Bouvier - SoundieAddehiovy2013-10-20 | This is the 'Soundie' for "Hard on your heart" sung by Yvonne Bouvier, and published in the early 1940's, and would have originally appeared on a 'Panoram' picture juke box. Unfortunately, I have not been able to trace either the composer(s) or the year of publication. I would regard this as an example of a crossover between blues and popular music.Gracie Moore - The Last Rose of Summer - One Night of Love MovieAddehiovy2013-08-18 | The wonderful Gracie Moore singing "The Last Rose of Summer" from the 1934 movie "One Night of Love". This song was first published in 1813 (over 200 years ago), and composed by Thomas Moore and Richard Alfred Millikan.Gracie Moore - One Fine Day - Movie Sequence - 1934Addehiovy2013-07-21 | A superb film sequence of Gracie Moore singing "One Fine Day" in the 1934 movie of "One Night of Love". The melody, "One Fine Day", originates from the opera "Madame Butterfly", composed by Giacomo Puccini, and was first publicly performed in 1904.Gracie Moore - One Night of Love - Excerpt from E Strano from La TraviataAddehiovy2013-06-16 | An excerpt from a very melodic piece of music, "E Strano" from La Traviata, sung by Gracie Moore from the 1934 movie "One Night of Love".Playmates - Billy MacDonald and his HighlandersAddehiovy2013-05-26 | This is a Soundie of the song "Playmates" sung by Billy MacDonald and his Highlanders. The song itself was composed by Saxie Dowell and published in 1940. This would have been seen by the public at the time on a Panoram picture jukebox.After the Ball - The Guardsmen Quartet - SoundieAddehiovy2013-05-12 | A "Soundie" of the well-known song, "After the Ball", written way back in 1893 by Charles K Harris. This Sequence contains sing-a-long lyrics in its latter part, and would have originally been shown on a Panoram picture juke-box in the 1940's, when this form of presentation was very popular.Chickee the Cop - Romo Vincent - SoundieAddehiovy2013-04-21 | This is a 'Soundie' from the 1940's, and would have originally been played on a Panoram picture juke box. The artist is Romo Vincent, singing "Chickee the Cop". One nostalgic sight in this film is that of a man playing a portable street organ, which is a most rare spectacle these days.Rubinoff and his Violin - The Music ShopAddehiovy2013-04-07 | This is a Soundies film, presented by same, released in 1945 and directed by Jack Shaindlin. It is titled "The Music Shop", and features Rubinoff and his Violin. In the first half of this film he plays a melody that is unknown to me, but in the second half he plays "The Flight of the Bumble Bee" composed by Rimsy Khorsakov.Summertime - Anne Brown - Movie SequenceAddehiovy2013-03-24 | The famous song, "Summertime" composed in 1935 by George and Ira Gershwin and featured in "Porgy and Bess". This sequence is taken from the 1945 movie "Rhapsody in Blue", sung by Anna Brown.Love never happens to me - Ann Jeffreys - Guy Rennie - 1941Addehiovy2013-03-10 | This is a picture juke-box 'soundie' released in 1941.Blue Room - Kathryn Reese and Robert Clay 1929Addehiovy2013-01-06 | A very early "pop video", from 1929, of the world-famous song "Blue Room" sung by Kathryn Reese and Robert Clay and composed in 1927 by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.Manhattan - Ruth Tesler and Alan Gould 1929Addehiovy2012-12-23 | A very early "pop video" ,from 1929, of the world-famous song, "Manhattan", sung by Ruth Tesler and Alan Gould, and composed in 1925 by the famous team of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. This song was featured is the show of "Garrick Gaieties" and in the films "Words and Music" (featuring Tony Martin) and "Two Tickets to Broadway" (featuring Mickey Rooney). The picture sequences feature some good footage of 1920's Manhattan, including the Flat Iron Building, the Paramount Theatre and the Woolworths Building.Grandad - Clive Dunn - Video Sequence.wmvAddehiovy2012-11-11 | A rather nostagic video sequence of the 1970 hit song "Grandad" by Clive Dunn, and composed by the team of Flowers and Picket. This is an unofficial video sequence discovered on an old VHS tape bought from a charity shop! There are no indications on the tape as to the origins of this sequence. By coincidence, some of this was filmed in my home-town of Bristol. The 'churchyard' sequence is that of St. Michael-on-the-Mount-without, at the bottom of St. Michael's Hill, with the car on the narrow road being in Lower Church Lane, next to the church yard. The red-and-yellow bricked building behind the railings is the 'King David Hotel'. The 'corner shop' sequence is at the bottom of Lodge Street, behind the Colston Hall. Back in the early 1970's, these buildings were derelict, and were not restored until the early 1980's, ten years after this song was in the charts, so this video sequence could not have been filmed before that time - rather puzzling indeed!Lonely this Christmas - Mud - Video Sequence.wmvAddehiovy2012-11-04 | This is a rather spectacular video sequence for the famous 1974 hit song of "Lonely this Christmas" by Mud (composed by Chinn / Chapman), found on a second-hand blank VHS tape bought from a charity shop! I have never seen this particular video sequence before, and there are no indications of its origins on the video tape itself. Please enjoy!Ziguener Jeanette MacDonaldAddehiovy2012-08-29 | The Noel Coward melody of "Zigeuner" (Gypsy) from the 1940 movie of "Bittersweet". This melody is sung by Jeanette MacDonald (playing the character of "Sarah Millick", with an occasional hidden background voice of Nelson Eddy (playing the character of "Carl Linden"). Noel Coward composed both the music and the lyrics for the entire movie, including this song, the movie itself being directed by W.S.Van Dyke II.Two Little Dogs Movie SequenceAddehiovy2012-06-24 | This musical sequence appeared in the 1949 movie of "Murder at the Windmill", and was composed by Val Guest (who also directed this movie), with the dog cartoons in the set being drawn by Arthur Ferrier. The two main singers' identities are Diana Decker (of later 'Poppa Piccolino' fame) and Donald Clive. The electronic organ was played by Robin Richmond (hence the initials 'RR' on his pullover, and the girls' names were Raymond (according to the film credits!), Anita, Pat, Margot, June and Maureen (as per the initials R, not A but T, P, M, J, M on their costumes, the initial 'A' being substituted by 'T' in the footage).With a song in my heart - Jane Froman - Movie Sequence.wmvAddehiovy2012-05-27 | The world-famous melody of "With a song in my heart" , composed by Rodgers and Hart, as seen in the 1950 biopic movie of the same name. The movie portrays the life story of Jane Froman, the famous singer of the Second World War era. In this sequence, the actress Susan Hayward mimes to the actual voice of Jane Froman herself. The backdrop of the chandeliers hanging apparently from the sky is rather stunning in my mind! This same melody was also used as the theme music for the BBC Light Programme record request radio show "Family Favourites" (in the 1950's and 1960's, on Sunday afternoon) using the Andre Kostelanetz version.It had to be you - Movie Sequence.wmvAddehiovy2012-04-01 | The movie sequence of a most memorable song from the 1944 feature film "Showbusiness". "It had to be you" was composed by Isham Jones and George Kahn, and sung in the movie by the characters of George Doane and Connie Ford, played by George Murphy and Constance Moore.Johnny O - Nancy Whiskey - Movie Sequence.wmvAddehiovy2012-01-05 | Superb Skiffle song from 1958, sung by Nancy Whiskey in the movie, "The Golden Disk".
This recording is different to the one issued on record at the same time, using a different backing group to Chas MacDevitt. However, it is in much the same tempo and style.
Also, this movie sequence gives a good view of the inside of a typical recording studio and its equipment during the 1950's when these roll'n'roll classics were made.I hate men - Kathryn Grayson - Kiss me KateAddehiovy2011-12-11 | A superlative song from the 1953 MGM movie of "Kiss me Kate", sung by Kathryn Grayson, and composed by the legendary Cole Porter. The movie itself is loosely based on the play, "The Taming of the Shrew" written by William Shakespeare. The original soundtrack from the movie was also simultaneously released on a 12" Long Play Record, catalogue number MGM-C-753, and covered by various other artists at the time, including Jo Stafford.Spirit of the Bliss - Jamelot.wmvAddehiovy2011-10-16 | A long lost reggae gem from the mid-1980's (probably 1985) that deserves to be enjoyed yet again in our modern day and age! "Spirit of the Bliss" is performed by a group called Jamelot, and directed by Andy Seaward and Mark Humphries, filmed in one take, and clearly in the reggae style. Found on an old second-hand video-tape purchased from a charity shop, with the hand-written title "Pop Videos - 1985". So far, I have not found anything at all about this superb reggae recording on the Internet - not even the possibility of a release on vinyl record or tape, so the only information I have is what is written in the video itself, plus the writing on the video-tape label. Why on earth was this magnificent recording never a hit ????? *Update* - I have been reliably informed that this video sequence was transmitted on the 1980's TV programme of "The Tube" as part of a contest to find a new budding video director, in 1987.The Bold Black Knight - Leo Maguire.MPG.wmvAddehiovy2011-08-31 | From the opening sequence of the 1954 movie, "The Black Knight", composed by Leo Maguire and sung with lyrics by Elton Hayes, mounted on horseback in the movie sequence.
The song was also released on record at that time as "The Whistling Gypsy" with different lyrics and extra verses, sung by Rose Brennan.
In 1961 the song was then covered by the Highwaymen as "The Gypsy Rover" with slightly altered lyrics, as a follow-up to their big hit "Micheal (row the boat ashore)".Vilia - Jeanette MacDonald - Movie Sequence.wmvAddehiovy2011-07-03 | A splendid recording and movie sequence of 'Vilia' from Franz Lehar's "The Merry Widow", sung by Jeanette MacDonald in 1934. Rather superb stage sets, especially the balcony from where Jeanette is singing!Alan Jones - Jeanette MacDonald - Donkey Serenade - Firefly VideoAddehiovy2011-06-26 | This picture version was the public's very first hearing - and also seeing - of this splendid, world-famous song, published in 1936. Sung by Alan Jones in the movie 'Firefly'. The actual melody was taken from a classical piece by nineteenth-century composer Rudolf Friml.Zehn Minuten Mozart - Lotte Reineger - High Quality.wmvAddehiovy2011-06-10 | Starts with abridged excerpts of 'Eine Kleine Nachtmusik', then the vocal 'Guglielmo and Dorabella' duet from 'Cosi fan tutti' and finishing with 'Minuet in D'.
Please accept my apologies for the glaringly bright patches in some of the sequences - this is an artifact of the film stock being very old and faded.