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- TriviaContained in the DVD "Black Cinema: Silence to Sound, 1903-1950", released in the U.S. in 2007 by OnDeck Home Entertainment.
- SoundtracksBabbling Bess
Performed by The Chanticleers
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From Baltimore
The Chanticleers sing in a set that looks like a backyard in this soundie, while a couple of women gaze on appreciatively.
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.
There seems to be some history in the song's title; there are two shorts from the silent era with the same name.
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.
There seems to be some history in the song's title; there are two shorts from the silent era with the same name.
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- boblipton
- Jul 9, 2023
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- Runtime3 minutes
- Color
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