Research Catalog

Title

Film stills scrapbook : Two reel musicals, Art-Tin.

Publication

1944-1946.

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Details

Description

1 scrapbook (103 photographs) : black and white; 21 cm

Summary

• A scrapbook consisting of 103 black and white, 8 x 10 inch photographs, some with identifying labels, of stills from the short films Solid senders (1945) directed by Will Cowan, produced by Will Cowan/Universal Pictures, featuring Jan Garber and his orchestra (including Buzzy Bridgford), Jimmie Dodd, Lorraine Krueger, Julie London, Carole and Jodie Gray, and the Clawson Triplets (Dawna, Doris, and Dorothy) ; Tin Pan Alley tempos (1946) directed by Will Cowan, produced by Will Cowan/Universal Pictures, featuring Phil Ohman and his orchestra, Grace Costello [Badalament], Jimmie Dodd, Carolyn Grey, and the Pied Pipers (Hal Hopper, June Hutton, Chuck 'Charlie' Lowry, and Clark Yocum) ; Synco-smooth swing (1945) directed by Will Cowan, produced by Will Cowan/Universal Pictures, featuring Ted Fio-Rito and his orchestra, Paul Carley, Gloria Delson, Evelyn Farney, Armand and Anita, and the Solidaires (James Eddy, Malcolm Stephan, Kay Swingle [Nina Kathryn Swingle Stephan], and Ward Swingle) ; Artistry in rhythm (1945) directed by Lewis D. Collins, produced by Will Cowan/Universal Pictures, featuring Stan Kenton and his orchestra, Barbara Bates, Gene Howard, Daun Kennedy, Anita O'Day, and the Tailor Maids (Marian Bartel, Kathleen Burgess, and Marilyn Myers) ; Rockabye rhythm (1945) directed by Lewis D. Collins, produced by Will Cowan/Universal Pictures, featuring Frankie Masters and his orchestra, Frank Cook, Phyllis Myles, Eddie Williams, and Marty, Kay, Pat, and Joe (Martha Baldwin, Catherine Hankebo, Florence Erickson, and Ruth Baldwin).
• Artistry in rhythm (1945): {28}Swing is king in these musical numbers, although the tempo varies to include the Latin Siboney, and a waltz, Whispering. Other numbers are Artistry in Rhythm, Eager Beaver, Tabby the Cat, Tabu, She's Funny that Way, Mad for a Pad and Memphis Lament. The featured band is Stan Kenton's and the soloists Anita O'Day, Gene Howard and The Tailor Maids. Release date, July 18, 1945 & {28} (Motion picture herald, August 4, 1945).
• Rockabye rhythm (1945): {28}This features Frankie Masters and his orchestra, and vocalists Phyllis Myles, Eddie Williams, Marty, Kaye, Pat, and Joe, and Frank Cook, harmonica and guitar soloist. Numbers heard include When Johnnie Comes Marching Home, Deacon Jones, I Dont Know Why I Love You Like I Do, Way Down Upon the Swanee River, Scatterbrain and Take Me Out To the Ball Game. It is an average band reel, okeh for hepsters, but of little interest to anyone else & {28} (The exhibitor, May 16, 1945).
• Solid sender (1945): {28}A nice variety of entertainment has been injected into this one which features Jan Garber and his orchestra. Taking bows for their bits are Lorraine Krueger, tap dancer; Julie London, who sings The Boy With the Wistful Eyes; the Clawson Triplets; and Carole and Jodie Gray, who swing Second Hungarian Rhapsody on the xylophone.
• Synco-smooth swing (1945): {28}Ted Fio-Rito and his orchestra, singers and dancers are featured in this short. Gloria Delson sings Elmer Done It Again. Paul Carley sings Let Me Love You Tonight and to this tune Armand and Nita dance. Fio-Rito features Nola as a piano solo. The Soldaires are next, singing Boogie Woogie Lullaby. Evelyn Farney does a tap dance to a Stephen Foster medley. For a finale: a jump version of Hungarian Rhapsody. Release date, December 19, 1945 & {28} (Motion picture herald, December 15, 1945).
• Tin Pan Alley tempos (1946): {28}Phil Ohman and his orchestra are featured in this one. Among the songs offered are Champagne Cocktail, Coquette, I Never Knew I Could Love Anybody, Dark Eyes. Featured are The Pied Pipers, Carolyn Grey, Grace Costello and Jimmy Dodd. Release date, January 9, 1946 & {28} (Motion picture herald, January 26, 1946).

Alternative Title

• Two reel musicals
• 2 reel musicals

Subject

• Bates, Barbara, 1925-1969, depicted
• Collins, Lewis D., 1899-1954, depicted
• Carley, Paul (Singer), depicted
• Costello, Grace, 1930-2013, depicted
• Delson, Gloria, depicted
• Dodd, Jimmie, 1910-1964, depicted
• Farney, Evelyn, -2006, depicted
• Fiorito, Ted, 1900-1971, depicted
• Garber, Jan, depicted
• Grey, Carolyn, 1922- depicted
• Hopper, Hal, 1912-1970, depicted
• Howard, Gene, depicted
• Hutton, June, depicted
• Kennedy, Daun, 1922-2002, depicted
• Kenton, Stan, depicted
• Krueger, Lorraine, depicted
• London, Julie, 1926-2000, depicted
• Lowry, Chuck, depicted
• Masters, Frankie, depicted
• Myles, Phyllis, depicted
• O'Day, Anita, depicted
• Ohman, Phil, 1896-1954, depicted
• Stephan, Malcolm, depicted
• Stephan, Nina K., 1924-2010, depicted
• Swingle, Ward, depicted
• Williams, Eddie, 1927-2012, depicted
• Yocum, Clark, 1912-1993, depicted
• Armand and Anita (Dance team), depicted
• Clawson Triplets (Musical group), depicted
• Jan Garber Orchestra, depicted
• Marty, Kay, Pat, and Joe (Musical group), depicted
• Pied Pipers (Musical group), depicted
• Solidaires (Musical group), depicted
• Stan Kenton Orchestra, depicted
• Tailor Maids (Musical group), depicted
• Artistry in rhythm (Motion picture)
• Rockabye rhythm (Motion picture)
• Solid senders (Motion picture)
• Synco-smooth swing (Motion picture)
• Tin Pan Alley tempos (Motion picture)
• Big bands in motion pictures > Photographs
• Motion pictures, American > Photographs
• Short films > United States > Photographs
• Musical films > United States > Photographs
• Motion picture actors and actresses > United States > Photographs
• Albums > United States > Photographs

Genre/Form

• Albums.
• Photographic prints.
• Scrapbooks.

Note

• Many of the titles represented in the scrapbook were presented by Universal Pictures as "A Universal Featurette."
• Even though several of these shorts were released in 1945, some of the photographs bear an imprinted copyright date of 1944.
• Title from spine.
• Compiled and bound at The New York Public Library.

Contents

Artistry in rhythm -- Rockabye rhythm -- Solid senders -- Synco-smooth swing -- Tin Pan Alley tempos.

Call Number

MFLB 1096 (Two reel musicals, Art-Tin)

Title

Film stills scrapbook : Two reel musicals, Art-Tin.

Production

1944-1946.

Type of Content

still image

text

Type of Medium

unmediated

Type of Carrier

volume

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Research Call Number

MFLB 1096 (Two reel musicals, Art-Tin)