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Carroll Hood Sings the nostalgic tune in this soundie.
Soundies were short films, about three minutes in length. The were meant to be played on a machine called a Mills Panoram, a video jukebox that was typically to be found in bars, lounges, and similar venues. You put a dime in and got a performance from the ten on the machine. The movies would be changed weekly, and from 1940 through 1946, Mills and other companies produced more than two thousand soundies.
Many notable performers made their first onscreen appearances in soundies. Yes, that is 21-year-old Gloria Grahame as one of the pretty girls seen watching the performance. It was her third movie appearance, still a year from her first notable turn in Capra's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.
Soundies were short films, about three minutes in length. The were meant to be played on a machine called a Mills Panoram, a video jukebox that was typically to be found in bars, lounges, and similar venues. You put a dime in and got a performance from the ten on the machine. The movies would be changed weekly, and from 1940 through 1946, Mills and other companies produced more than two thousand soundies.
Many notable performers made their first onscreen appearances in soundies. Yes, that is 21-year-old Gloria Grahame as one of the pretty girls seen watching the performance. It was her third movie appearance, still a year from her first notable turn in Capra's IT'S A WONDERFUL LIFE.
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- boblipton
- Jul 15, 2023
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- Runtime3 minutes
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- 1.33 : 1
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