VHS: Unforgettable Performances Vol.1 1950-52

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Title:	Unforgettable Performances Vol.1 1950-52
Publisher:	Swingtime Video
Country:	USA
Format:	VHS
Date:	1985
Region Code:	None
Cat#:	121
Genre:	Music
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Collection:	I Own It I Want It
Community:	1 Owns
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VHS NTSC. Collection of music Soundies and Snader telescriptions. Later reissued by Charly in UK.

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edlongus SUBS 22nd May 2023		I believe this is the Nat King Cole 'make-up' video George Slv mentions in his review?!? Oh dear!!



George Slv 13th Sep 2020		The Rita Rio Girls' Orchestra. I'm not sure if that's the same Alan Ladd as the actor. It's not the actor's voice anyway. They also used some stand-in girls who are not even playing the instruments. As a Soundie it was overdubbed. Youtube video is not mine but from harryoakley



George Slv 8th Sep 2020		Teresa Brewer from this tape



George Slv 18th Aug 2020		Review It seems they intended this to be the first in a series titled Unforgettable Performances, but I see no sign of any further release. Their Vol. 101-120 were basically bands, while these are mainly vocals. Video quality is very good. These were musical shorts filmed for theaters or television in the 1930s to early 1950s. I don't see followup DVD releases but these films are available in many compilations. Nat King Cole sings Mona Lisa with makeup to make him look less black on some of these Snader films. He objected to the look and and the rest were filmed without that. Looking at the girls, we get a Connie, a Connee, a Bonnie, and a Ginny before we get to a Teresa. The Dinning Sisters had the brother named Mark Dinning who sang Teenangel in 1960. Connie Haines' song is Duke Ellington's It Don't Mean A Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing. Ada Leonard and Rio Rita were females leading all-girl bands. Far be it from them to just stand and swing a baton. Ada holds one but dances elegantly before the camera throughout. Rita (Dona Drake) gets vocalist Alan Ladd to hold the baton while she stands and flirts with him, and does some dancing too. She is a great looker, but not quite a pro dancer. This tape has been the only source for Teresa Brewer's 1951 Snader film of Music Music Music. The Snaders were all recorded live, while the earlier Soundies were often dubbed and lip-synced. 6 people found this review helpful. ✔︎ Helpful Review?



George Slv 17th Aug 2020		Inside cover scan shows contents of Volumes 101 to 112.

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Unforgettable Performances 1950-1952 Volume 20 - Charly Video - UK (1989)

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