A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat

A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat 1942

7.70

An early "soundie" in which Dorothy Dandridge & Paul White sing "A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat" while getting dressed up for a big date.

1942

Take Me Back to Tulsa

Take Me Back to Tulsa 1944

1

Tex Williams and Spade Cooley's Western Dance Gang sing "Take Me Back to Tulsa".

1944

Beautiful Clothes

Beautiful Clothes 1942

1

Harry Langdon lip syncs the title song and interacts with models.

1942

The Lamp of Memory

The Lamp of Memory 1942

1

Yvonne De Carlo sings herself to sleep, in her dreams she dances with a Latin dancer. She awakes to sing again.

1942

Shine

Shine 1942

1

Louis Armstrong performs with Nicodemus on this Soundie from 1942.

1942

Silver Spurs

Silver Spurs 1946

1

The Bronco Busters perform "Silver Spurs."

1946

Wave-a-Stick Blues

Wave-a-Stick Blues 1944

1

Ozzie Nelson takes us along for a typical day for a bandleader.

1944

Reed Rapture

Reed Rapture 1942

1

Jazz Soundie with Stan Kenton and his players.

1942

I Love to Yodel

I Love to Yodel 1944

1

Carolina Cotton Yodeling with the Spade Cooley's Western Dance Gang.

1944

Bli-Blip

Bli-Blip 1942

8.00

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra perform "Bli-Blip" with Marie Bryant and Paul White

1942

Jealous

Jealous 1942

1

R.C.M. Soundie

1942

Paper Doll

Paper Doll 1942

4.50

In this Soundie, the Mills Brothers sing the title song to a cut-out image of Dorothy Dandridge, which then comes to life and dances for them.

1942

Cow-Cow Boogie

Cow-Cow Boogie 1942

6.00

Dorothy Dandridge and band perform "Cow-Cow Boogie".

1942