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- ConnectionsFeatured in Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty (2003)
- SoundtracksLazybones
Music by Hoagy Carmichael
Lyrics by Johnny Mercer
Performed by Hoagy Carmichael, with off-screen accompaniment by Bob Crosby Orchestra
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And A Little Stardust
Hoagy Carmichael plays and sings "Lazybones" while while Peter Ray and 19-year-old Dorothy Dandridge dance in this soundie.
Soundies were short films, essentially music videos meant to be played on a device known as the Mills Panaram. For a dime, you got a three-minute short. The devices were installed in bars and other venues similar to regular jukeboxes. From 1940 through 1946, Mills and competitors produced more than 2000 of these short films.
Many performers got their first film exposure on these devices: not only Miss Dandridge, but singers like Doris Day. Almost invariably, the sound portion was recorded separately from the visuals, with the performers syncing the action.
Soundies were short films, essentially music videos meant to be played on a device known as the Mills Panaram. For a dime, you got a three-minute short. The devices were installed in bars and other venues similar to regular jukeboxes. From 1940 through 1946, Mills and competitors produced more than 2000 of these short films.
Many performers got their first film exposure on these devices: not only Miss Dandridge, but singers like Doris Day. Almost invariably, the sound portion was recorded separately from the visuals, with the performers syncing the action.
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- Jul 6, 2023
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