In this clip from the 1944 film Pin Up Girl, Martha Raye sings “Red Robins, Bobwhites and Bluebirds”. After the song, a spectacular roller skating scene is featured with Gloria Nord and the Skating Vanities. This film stars Betty Grable, John Harvey, and Martha Raye.
This clip from the 1940 film Dance, Girl, Dance features Lucille Ball as “Bubbles” singing and dancing to the tune “Jitterbug Bite”. The movie starred Lucille Ball, Maureen O’Hara, and Louis Hayward and was released on August 30, 1940.
The Dolly Sisters is a 1945 musical about identical twins who became famous as entertainers on Broadway and in Europe in the early years of the twentieth century. It stars Betty Grable, June Haver and John Payne. This clip features the song “Powder, Lipstick and Rouge” and has women dressed as powder, lipstick, rouge, mascara, [...]
In this clip from the 1946 film Till The Clouds Roll By, Judy Garland sings “Look for the Silver Lining”. The film is a fictionalized biography of composer Jerome Kern and features a large cast of well-known musical stars of the day who appear in cameo roles performing Kern’s songs.