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Unid. Soundie "Shanty Town"? (Juvenile Jubilee) (1940)

1940 · Ephemeral film · 2 min

Synopsis

B/W Sound 1940s Male bandleader conducts formally dressed jazz band on bandstand. Saxophone section solos, then other horns. (trumpets, trombones) Entire band stands to sing verse of song. (about a shack by the railroad tracks) Many are out-of-sync, mouthing badly. different musicians singing.

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Running time
2 minutes
Collection
Prelinger Archives