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Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho, Better Be Lookin' Out For Love

Blues Busters

Adele Jergens

1950
Voice dubbed by Gloria Wood

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho, Better Be Lookin' Out For Love

Blues Busters

Adele Jergens

FilmUSAB&WMimedEntry id = 17265

By The Light Of The Silvery Moon

Two Weeks With Love

Ann Harding

1950

By The Light Of The Silvery Moon

Two Weeks With Love

Ann Harding

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 1572

Time And Time Again, Magic Is The Moonlight, Shine On Harvest Moon

Nancy Goes To Rio

Ann Sothern

1950

Time And Time Again, Magic Is The Moonlight, Shine On Harvest Moon

Nancy Goes To Rio

Ann Sothern

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 6291

You Smiled At Me, Thinking Of You, I Love You So Much

Three Little Words

Arlene Dahl

1950

You Smiled At Me, Thinking Of You, I Love You So Much

Three Little Words

Arlene Dahl

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 19550

Colonel Buffalo Bill

Annie Get Your Gun

Benay Venuta

1950

Colonel Buffalo Bill

Annie Get Your Gun

Benay Venuta

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 1932

Down On Wabash Avenue, I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate, Honey Man (My Little Lovin' Honey Man), May I Tempt You With A Big Red Rosy Apple, Baby Won't You Say You Love Me, I Remember You, Billy (I Always Dream Of Bill), Wilhelmina

Wabash Avenue

Betty Grable

1950
'I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate' featured in the film The Girl Can't Help It

Down On Wabash Avenue, I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate, Honey Man (My Little Lovin' Honey Man), May I Tempt You With A Big Red Rosy Apple, Baby Won't You Say You Love Me, I Remember You, Billy (I Always Dream Of Bill), Wilhelmina

Wabash Avenue

Betty Grable

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 1639

It's Deductible, Halloween, I Love A New Yorker, Live Hard Work Hard Love Hard, The Friendly Islands, Don't Rock The Boat Dear

My Blue Heaven

Betty Grable

1950

It's Deductible, Halloween, I Love A New Yorker, Live Hard Work Hard Love Hard, The Friendly Islands, Don't Rock The Boat Dear

My Blue Heaven

Betty Grable

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 3911

Can't Stop Talking About Him, Oh Them Dudes, Why Fight The Feeling, Tunnel Of Love

Let's Dance

Betty Hutton

1950

Can't Stop Talking About Him, Oh Them Dudes, Why Fight The Feeling, Tunnel Of Love

Let's Dance

Betty Hutton

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 22067

You Can't Get A Man With A Gun, Doin' What Comes Natur'lly, I'm An Indian Too, I Got The Sun In The Morning, Anything You Can Do, They Say It's Wonderful, There's No Business Like Show Business + Let's Go West Again (outtake)

Annie Get Your Gun

Betty Hutton

1950

You Can't Get A Man With A Gun, Doin' What Comes Natur'lly, I'm An Indian Too, I Got The Sun In The Morning, Anything You Can Do, They Say It's Wonderful, There's No Business Like Show Business + Let's Go West Again (outtake)

Annie Get Your Gun

Betty Hutton

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 1933

I Oughta Know More About You

The Ed Wynn Show

Bill Shirley

1950
First broadcast February 25, 1950. With Gale Robbins

I Oughta Know More About You

The Ed Wynn Show

Bill Shirley

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 29233

God Bless The Child, Now Baby Or Never

'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie And His Sextet

Billie Holiday

1950
Filmed August 25, 1950. With the Count Basie Septet

God Bless The Child, Now Baby Or Never

'Sugar Chile' Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie And His Sextet

Billie Holiday

Short filmUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 4096

And You'll Be Home, High On The List, Wouldn't It Be Funny, Accidents Will Happen, Wasn't I There, Life Is So Peculiar, Out Of Hand

Mr. Music

Bing Crosby

1950

And You'll Be Home, High On The List, Wouldn't It Be Funny, Accidents Will Happen, Wasn't I There, Life Is So Peculiar, Out Of Hand

Mr. Music

Bing Crosby

FilmUSAB&WMimedEntry id = 22133

Home Cookin'

Fancy Pants

Bob Hope

1950

Home Cookin'

Fancy Pants

Bob Hope

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 10462

Dig For Your Dinner

Penthouse Party

Buddy Weed

1950
First broadcast November 17, 1950

Dig For Your Dinner

Penthouse Party

Buddy Weed

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 21096

Calloway Boogie, Minnie The Moocher, One For My Baby, St. James Infirmary, I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Telescriptions

Cab Calloway

1950
Cab Calloway and his Orchestra

Calloway Boogie, Minnie The Moocher, One For My Baby, St. James Infirmary, I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Telescriptions

Cab Calloway

Short films made for TVUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 338

That's How I Need You, Aba Daba Honeymoon, Row Row Row

Two Weeks With Love

Carleton Carpenter

1950

That's How I Need You, Aba Daba Honeymoon, Row Row Row

Two Weeks With Love

Carleton Carpenter

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 1097

Yipsee-I-O, Baião (Ca-Room' Pa Pa)

Nancy Goes To Rio

Carmen Miranda

1950

Yipsee-I-O, Baião (Ca-Room' Pa Pa)

Nancy Goes To Rio

Carmen Miranda

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 6292

Celerity, Ballade

Improvisation

Charlie Parker

1950
Charlie Parker, Coleman Hawkins - saxophone, Hank Jones - piano, Ray Brown - bass, Buddy Rich - drums

Celerity, Ballade

Improvisation

Charlie Parker

FilmUSAB&WMimedEntry id = 3969

Nobody's Sweetheart

The Ed Sullivan Show (Toast Of The Town)

Connee Boswell

1950
First broadcast April 30, 1950

Nobody's Sweetheart

The Ed Sullivan Show (Toast Of The Town)

Connee Boswell

TV showUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 21233

Let's Choo Choo Choo To Idaho, You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right, Of All Things

Duchess Of Idaho

Connie Haines

1950

Let's Choo Choo Choo To Idaho, You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right, Of All Things

Duchess Of Idaho

Connie Haines

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 10464

Baby Obey Me

My Friend Irma Goes West

Corinne Calvet

1950

Baby Obey Me

My Friend Irma Goes West

Corinne Calvet

FilmUSAB&WMimedEntry id = 22149

Basie's Conversation, One O'Clock Jump, Basie's Boogie, If I Could Be With You, Count 'Em, I Cried For You*

Telescriptions

Count Basie

1950
Includes Clark Terry - trumpet, Wardell Gray - saxophone, Buddy DeFranco - clarinet. *With Helen Humes - vocals

Basie's Conversation, One O'Clock Jump, Basie's Boogie, If I Could Be With You, Count 'Em, I Cried For You*

Telescriptions

Count Basie

Short films made for TVUSAB&WLive performanceEntry id = 4755

It's Been A Long Long Time

I'll Get By

Dan Dailey

1950

It's Been A Long Long Time

I'll Get By

Dan Dailey

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 28066

Oh What A Forward Young Man You Are, On The Colorado Trail

A Ticket To Tomahawk

Dan Dailey

1950

Oh What A Forward Young Man You Are, On The Colorado Trail

A Ticket To Tomahawk

Dan Dailey

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 28115

It's Deductible, Halloween, I Love A New Yorker, Live Hard Work Hard Love Hard, The Friendly Islands, Don't Rock The Boat Dear

My Blue Heaven

Dan Dailey

1950

It's Deductible, Halloween, I Love A New Yorker, Live Hard Work Hard Love Hard, The Friendly Islands, Don't Rock The Boat Dear

My Blue Heaven

Dan Dailey

FilmUSAColourMimedEntry id = 3912

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Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho, Better Be Lookin' Out For Love

Joshua Fit the Battle of Jericho, Better Be Lookin' Out For Love

By The Light Of The Silvery Moon

By The Light Of The Silvery Moon

Time And Time Again, Magic Is The Moonlight, Shine On Harvest Moon

Time And Time Again, Magic Is The Moonlight, Shine On Harvest Moon

You Smiled At Me, Thinking Of You, I Love You So Much

You Smiled At Me, Thinking Of You, I Love You So Much

Colonel Buffalo Bill

Colonel Buffalo Bill

Down On Wabash Avenue, I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate, Honey Man (My Little Lovin' Honey Man), May I Tempt You With A Big Red Rosy Apple, Baby Won't You Say You Love Me, I Remember You, Billy (I Always Dream Of Bill), Wilhelmina

Down On Wabash Avenue, I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate, Honey Man (My Little Lovin' Honey Man), May I Tempt You With A Big Red Rosy Apple, Baby Won't You Say You Love Me, I Remember You, Billy (I Always Dream Of Bill), Wilhelmina

It's Deductible, Halloween, I Love A New Yorker, Live Hard Work Hard Love Hard, The Friendly Islands, Don't Rock The Boat Dear

It's Deductible, Halloween, I Love A New Yorker, Live Hard Work Hard Love Hard, The Friendly Islands, Don't Rock The Boat Dear

Can't Stop Talking About Him, Oh Them Dudes, Why Fight The Feeling, Tunnel Of Love

Can't Stop Talking About Him, Oh Them Dudes, Why Fight The Feeling, Tunnel Of Love

You Can't Get A Man With A Gun, Doin' What Comes Natur'lly, I'm An Indian Too, I Got The Sun In The Morning, Anything You Can Do, They Say It's Wonderful, There's No Business Like Show Business + Let's Go West Again (outtake)

You Can't Get A Man With A Gun, Doin' What Comes Natur'lly, I'm An Indian Too, I Got The Sun In The Morning, Anything You Can Do, They Say It's Wonderful, There's No Business Like Show Business + Let's Go West Again (outtake)

I Oughta Know More About You

I Oughta Know More About You

God Bless The Child, Now Baby Or Never

God Bless The Child, Now Baby Or Never

And You'll Be Home, High On The List, Wouldn't It Be Funny, Accidents Will Happen, Wasn't I There, Life Is So Peculiar, Out Of Hand

And You'll Be Home, High On The List, Wouldn't It Be Funny, Accidents Will Happen, Wasn't I There, Life Is So Peculiar, Out Of Hand

Home Cookin'

Home Cookin'

Dig For Your Dinner

Dig For Your Dinner

Calloway Boogie, Minnie The Moocher, One For My Baby, St. James Infirmary, I Can't Give You Anything But Love

Calloway Boogie, Minnie The Moocher, One For My Baby, St. James Infirmary, I Can't Give You Anything But Love

That's How I Need You, Aba Daba Honeymoon, Row Row Row

That's How I Need You, Aba Daba Honeymoon, Row Row Row

Yipsee-I-O, Baião (Ca-Room' Pa Pa)

Yipsee-I-O, Baião (Ca-Room' Pa Pa)

Celerity, Ballade

Celerity, Ballade

Nobody's Sweetheart

Nobody's Sweetheart

Let's Choo Choo Choo To Idaho, You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right, Of All Things

Let's Choo Choo Choo To Idaho, You Can't Do Wrong Doin' Right, Of All Things

Baby Obey Me

Baby Obey Me

Basie's Conversation, One O'Clock Jump, Basie's Boogie, If I Could Be With You, Count 'Em, I Cried For You*

Basie's Conversation, One O'Clock Jump, Basie's Boogie, If I Could Be With You, Count 'Em, I Cried For You*

It's Been A Long Long Time

It's Been A Long Long Time

Oh What A Forward Young Man You Are, On The Colorado Trail

Oh What A Forward Young Man You Are, On The Colorado Trail

It's Deductible, Halloween, I Love A New Yorker, Live Hard Work Hard Love Hard, The Friendly Islands, Don't Rock The Boat Dear

It's Deductible, Halloween, I Love A New Yorker, Live Hard Work Hard Love Hard, The Friendly Islands, Don't Rock The Boat Dear