Soundie - Lullaby of Broadway

★★★ · Who were the Mel-Tones? · Sha-na-na · 2006-04-03

The union of Torme and the Mel-Tones was created from fortuitous circumstances. Drummer/band leader Ben Pollack, who was the Chico Marx band organizer/manager at the time, must be credited as the matchmaker. He brought Torme together with these five Los Angeles City College students, who had billed themselves as "The School Kids," singing informally in and around the campus environs. Their respective needs meshed as the group's bass singer and vocal arranger Tom Kenny was headed for a US Army uniform. Torme arrived on the scene as if on cue, and the first edition of the group was launched…

★★★ · For whiter whites use... · Wilford B. Wolf · 2004-07-30

Late 1940s soundie featuring the vocal group The Mel-Tones, consisting of three males and two females. This soundie proves that bad lip synching to songs did not start with MTV. Pretty good, if rather straight, rendition of the classic song. However, it does beg the question-- why is it being sung in a faux college dorm room?

★★★ · Musically good, Visually poor · ERD · 2006-03-19

Nice relaxing vocal version of "Lullaby of Broadway. The staging of this film, however is terrible.