Mel Torme and the Mel-Tones sing the title song in this soundie.
Soundies were short films, usually about three minutes. They were meant to be played on a machine called the Mills Panoram, a musical jukebox of the era. For a dime, you got one short film from a selection of ten that was changed weekly. From 1940 through 1946, Mills and other companies produced more than two thousand of these movies.
Torme's singing career continued for decades, with a fine voice and great skill in a large number of jazz genres. At the time this soundie was made, he was a big band singer branching out into movies (with an appearance in the musical GOOD NEWS), but better known for his close-harmony swing group.
Soundies were short films, usually about three minutes. They were meant to be played on a machine called the Mills Panoram, a musical jukebox of the era. For a dime, you got one short film from a selection of ten that was changed weekly. From 1940 through 1946, Mills and other companies produced more than two thousand of these movies.
Torme's singing career continued for decades, with a fine voice and great skill in a large number of jazz genres. At the time this soundie was made, he was a big band singer branching out into movies (with an appearance in the musical GOOD NEWS), but better known for his close-harmony swing group.