Soundie: Minnie the Moocher (Cab Calloway)

Here's a 1942 Soundie with Cab Calloway and His Orchestra as they play, and Cab sings, his theme song "Minnie The Moocher."

Pig Foot Pete 1940's Big Band Soundie

Here's a 1945 Soundie with The Dinning Sisters performing "Pig Foot Pete."

This film, a FilmCraft production, was produced and directed by William Forest Crouch.

Soundie: Duke Ellington And His Orchestra - Flamingo (1942)

Time for a 1942 Soundie as Duke Ellington and His Orchestra play-----and Herb Jeffries sings "Flamingo."

The sultry Janet Collins and Talley Beattey do the dancing.

Directed by Josef Berne.

Here's a rundown of the personnel:

Duke Ellington and his Orchestra:
Wallace Jones, Ray Nance, trumpet
Rex Stewart, cornet
Lawrence Brown, Sam Nanton, Juan Tizol, trombone
Johnny Hodges, Otto Hardwick, Ben Webster, Barney Bigard, Harry Carney, reeds
Duke Ellington, piano
Fred Guy, guitar
Junior Raglin, acoustic double bass
Sonny Greer, drums
Herb Jeffries, vocal
The Katherine Dunham Dancers
(Personnel on Camera)

Shep Fields and His New Music feat Ken Curtis - The Whistler's Mother-In...

Yes folks, Festus Sings!


Here's a 1942 Soundie with Shep Fields and His New Music performing "The Whistler's Mother-In-Law."


Vocal by Ken Curtis (yes, the same Ken Curtis best remembered for playing Festus on TV's Gunsmoke)!

RAY KINNEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA - Ana Lani

Time for music by Ray Kinney and His Orchestra---plus The Aloha Maids---"Ana Lani."

This 1941 Soundie was produced and directed by Arthur Leonard, with Dick Hyland as associate producer. 

Connie Haines: "The Continental" ~ 1944 Prelinger Archives Soundie (Old ...

Time for another Soundie as Connie Haines performs "The Continental."

Connie's accompanied by Hal Borne and His Orchestra.

With Sam Coslow and executive producer and Neil McGuire as associate producer, this 1942 RCM production was directed by Dave Gould.

Soundie: HE'S 1-A IN THE ARMY AND HE'S A-1 IN MY HEART (Anita Boyer, 1943)

Time for a 1942 Soundie with Anita Boyer in "He's A-1 In The Army and He's A-1 In My Heart."

A Minoco production.

Soundie: SOMETIMES (Van Alexander, 1942)

Here's a Soundie from 1942, featuring Phyllis Kenny, Lew Hearn, and Anne Mace with Van Alexander and His Orchestra in "Sometimes."


A Minoco production.

Soundie: WHEN MY SUGAR WALKS DOWN THE STREET (Linda Keene, 1942)

From 1942, here's Linda Keene starring in the Soundie film "When My Sugar Walks Down The Street," with a Dixieland Jazz Band under the direction of Dr. Henry "Hot Lips" Levine.

Take Me Back To Tulsa - Tex Williams & Spade Cooley

Time for a 1945 Soundie  with Spade Cooley and His Western Dance Band, "Take Me Back To Tulsa," featuring Spade's star vocalist at the time, Tex Williams.



This short film, an RCM production, was produced by Ben Hersh and directed by Josef Berne.