Soundies - Lydia | A Wee Bit of Scotch | You’ve Always Got Me Guessing, etc

Duration: 9:00

Genre: Soundie

Year Published: 1940

Creator: Joe Bonica/ Movie Newsreels

Format: 16mm

Description:

All song and dance soundie shorts from the 1940s.

1. ‘Lydia’ Freak show styled stage performance where man sings about ‘Lydia’ the tattooed lady.

2. ‘Shadrach’ band plays while a man entertains the cafe patrons.

3. ‘A Wee Bit of Scotch’ trio of girls in plaid and kilts dance on stage set up as a small village scene.

4. ‘You’ve Got Me Guessing’ Sailor visits a woman and sings with his pals.

5. ‘Always on the Bench’ Football players sing and play the game.

6. ‘You are My Rhapsody’ Painter paints a portrait of a woman while singing about and dancing with her.

7. ‘The Golfer’s Lament’ Song and dance about golfing.

8. ‘Hi! Neighbor’ Four guys sit on stoop in back yard and sing with the neighbors.

9. ‘The Concertina Man’ Various performers sing and dance to an accordion player in a false park setting.

10. ‘Mrs. Yankee Doodle’ 18th century costumed men sing and dance in a colonial style house, they use telephones.

11. ‘Papaya’ Mexican theme song and dance with authentic costumes.

12. ‘Love Never Happens to Me’ A man bemoans his loneliness until a blonde woman comes along and they kiss on a bench.

Complete Record: All song and dance soundie shorts from the 1940s. 1. ‘Lydia’ Freak show styled stage performance where man sings about ‘Lydia’ the tattooed lady. 2. ‘Shadrach’ band plays while a man entertains the cafe patrons. 3. ‘A Wee Bit of Scotch’ trio of girls in plaid and kilts dance on stage set up as a small village scene. 4. ‘You’ve Got Me Guessing’ Sailor visits a woman and sings with his pals. 5. ‘Always on the Bench’ Football players sing and play the game. 6. ‘You are My Rhapsody’ Painter paints a portrait of a woman while singing about and dancing with her. 7. ‘The Golfer’s Lament’ Song and dance about golfing. 8. ‘Hi! Neighbor’ Four guys sit on stoop in back yard and sing with the neighbors. 9. ‘The Concertina Man’ Various performers sing and dance to an accordion player in a false park setting. 10. ‘Mrs. Yankee Doodle’ 18th century costumed men sing and dance in a colonial style house, they use telephones. 11. ‘Papaya’ Mexican theme song and dance with authentic costumes. 12. ‘Love Never Happens to Me’ A man bemoans his loneliness until a blonde woman comes along and they kiss on a bench.