The Long and Short of It
- 1943
- 3m
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Johnny Long and his orchestra play the tune while his unidentified singers (sorry!) sing at each other in this pleasant 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.
Long was a violinist who began performing in a college band and never got out of the habit. He accompanied Ella Fitzgerald at Decca, and played at the President's Ball in 1942. With the decline of the big band, so did his ensemble, although he continued to head one until his death in 1972 at the age of 58.
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.
Long was a violinist who began performing in a college band and never got out of the habit. He accompanied Ella Fitzgerald at Decca, and played at the President's Ball in 1942. With the decline of the big band, so did his ensemble, although he continued to head one until his death in 1972 at the age of 58.
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- Jul 19, 2023
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By what name was The Long and Short of It (1943) officially released in Canada in English?
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