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Another clue: All of the 15 special performers in this musical number are female. I'd rather hold off giving any lyrics from the song because can't anyone just "google" song lyrics and come up with the song title? That would be too easy.

That's Marion Hutton, sister of Betty. She was great with The Modernaires singing with Glenn Miller's band. Also in the Marx Brothers 1949 movie LOVE HAPPY.

Time for another clue? One of the 15 performers was a child.

Here are three films. What do they have in common? BORN TO FIGHT (1932) KEG O' MY HEART (1933) STOP SADIE STOP (1933)

Is it James Cagney's dance in his guest appearance in THE SEVEN LITTLE FOYS?

I caught part of that movie too, tonight on TCM and enjoyed the unexpected appearance of the group The Grass Roots performing one of their lesser hits, "Feelings" from 1968.

Dargo2 said... (...but I'll betcha watchin' an itty bitty Peter O'Toole crossin' the desert in that Letterbox format on YOUR TV, isn't near as good as watchin' it on MY Hi-Def 50in TV screen!) =========================== That's okay...I don't ever intend to willingly see another moment of that way-to-long boring over-rated snooze-fest again anyway! Instead, give me 4 or 5 fast & fun Monogram or PRC's that I can enjoy in the same amount of time it would take to struggle through that desert thing, and I'll be happy!

And you know I do Here's an idea, you can probably get a deal on airline tickets with your connections, invite us over to your place, I'm sure your wife would just love to have all your TCM friends over. LOL. ============================== Hey, sounds swell! So, when are we goin'?

Yes, I hear he's over there enjoying the Paris sites!

Dothery said... I loved Guy Mitchell's songs; they were always so cheerful and upbeat. He had a nice voice and an even nicer manner. "Poor little robin, walkin' walkin' walkin' to Missouri ..." ============================== Guy Mitchell made a lot of good records. Two of my faves are "The Rovin' Kind" and "Sparrow in the Tree Top". Got both of them on original Columbia 78's.

CaptainRenault said... Why does TCM keep running this? Nobody runs "pan n' scan" anymore. We all have wide screen TV's... ====================================== No, we don't "all" have wide screen TV's. I'm still watching a regular TV from 1988 that refuses to die, and have two others as back-up if it ever does finally conk out, that are from similar vintage, if not older. And some of my friends also haven't felt the need to upgrade to wide screen (although don't have sets quite as old as mine). Admittedly, those who have no interest in or are in no hurry to "upgrade" to wide screen are probably in the minority...I still play 78 RPM records, 45's and LP's, record music on audio cassettes, and play and record VHS video tapes. And I'm just fine with all of those allegedly out-dated formats.

No, not that. Another clue: It's a Technicolor musical movie and has been shown on TCM. Well, that may not narrow it down much, so another clue: Most, if not all of the aforementioned 15 performers never made another movie (acting was not their principal profession).

No, that's not it... Clue: Although the song has a great melody (I think) this was the only movie it was ever used in, and it didn't become a hit song like some others from the same movie.

What song is this? When performed as a musical number in a very popular movie, the first 15 prominent performers each do nothing but take a couple of steps then stand still. Oh, and I'm a big Hoagy Carmichael fan too! He's the kind of talent that they just ain't turning out these days and probably never again.

PrinceSaliano said... The crown jewel is CARNIVAL (1935), a rare Columbia starring Lee Tracy, Sally Eilers and Jimmy Durante. =========================================== PrinceS, Once again, we're on the same page! I was also about to post that the rare 1935 Columbia CARNIVAL is a highlight of the month for me! Let's hope it remains on the schedule through its Sept. 21 broadcast day. Other Sept. TCM highlights for me include: Sept. 2 -HAPPY ANNIVERSARY (1962) - the first of the wonderful comedies of Pierre Etaix that TCM has repeated after the night of his films a few months ago. I'm glad to see that this apparently means they have the rights to run these fun films more than once. Anyone who hasn't yet discovered this almost forgotten filmmaker's work, check him out! Sept. 2 - Edison and Lumiere films plus lots of other silent stuff. Sept. 3 - ISLE OF MISSING MEN (1942) - A Monogram Picture I haven't seen before! That's all I need to know - I'll be watching! Sept. 14 - THE NIGHT THE WORLD EXPLODED (1957) - Nothing special to most people, perhaps, but an old favorite from when I saw it as a kid. Doesn't seem to show up on TV very often any more. Also looking forward to the rarely shown Hitchcock titles such as THE MANX MAN, SKIN GAME, CHAMPAGNE, etc.

Dothery, Yes that's definitely Jean H. The second picture is from the 1932 movie THE MASK OF FU MANCHU. Although he's best known to me for his roles as the kindly "Doctor Christian" he was after all an actor and a very good one - I have also seen him play some really evil despicable villains (such as in the 1930 movie MAMBA).

She's the real McCoy...or Nolan. Kathleen Nolan, who I know best from the TV series "The Real McCoys".

Could it be the 1947 Republic movie ANGEL AND THE BADMAN, starring John Wayne and Gail Russell? Here's a detailed plot summary, if it may help to remind you of anything you saw: http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/18929/Angel-and-the-Badman/full-synopsis.html

They all killed John Wayne in movies?

misswonderly said... It might have been a nice idea for TCM to air some actual made-in-Canada movies. Canada has been making wonderful movies for at least the past 3 decades... ****************************** In the late 1930's Columbia Pictures released 12 features that were produced in Canada by Central Films. They featured many Columbia players and often were set in Canada. As a fan of obscure Columbia "B"s of the 1930's I'd LOVE to see any or all of these on TCM: http://www.imdb.com/company/co0060098/?ref_=tt_dt_co

That's Irish McCalla. We saw her last week on TCM in the 1959 movie THE BEAT GENERATION.

That's surely Shirley...actress/singer Shirley Ross.

Is it "Hong Kong Blues" written and performed by Hoagy Carmichael in the 1944 movie TO HAVE AND HAVE NOT?

Tom Howard. But actually, he made two feature films: RAIN OR SHINE (1930) and GET THAT VENUS (1933).

Hey, thay's okay, lavender. I hope Mr. Tong knows he's being remembered here and that we appreciate his work.