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- The first in a series of shorts highlighting songwriters of the era. This one features Sammy Fain, supported by Evelyn Hoey and The Eton Boys, singing songs he wrote, including "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me", "Was That the Human Thing to Do" and "Let a Smile Be Your Unbrella." Follow-up shorts in the series featured songwriters Benny Davis and Cliff Friend.
- Jay C. Bruce, the official state of California fish and game lion hunter, is tasked with reducing the livestock-killing mountain lion population there. He and his dog, Ranger, trek through the western wilderness and have violent encounters with coyotes, snakes and a tarantula, before tracking down a huge cat seven feet long.
- Stephen Foster calls on his fiancé Caroline and her parents, Colonel and Mrs. Colby. Stephen and Caroline each sing his songs. Later, the Colby farm hands sing and dance to Foster's songs.
- To the accompaniment of pipe organ, Edwin C. Hill narrates the story of one of America's most successful woman composers, Carrie Jacobs-Bond, who is seen in silent film footage. Mrs. Bond is shown, at age 71, playing with her two dogs, walking with friends and practicing the piano at home. Her songs, which were phenomenally popular in the early 20th century, are sung off screen by 34-year-old radio baritone Ralph Kirbery, known in the early 1930s as "The Dream Singer." The songs are "A Perfect Day" (1910), "Just a Wearyin' for You" (1901) and "I Love You Truly" (1906).
- Showcases incidents based on the life of President Franklin D. Roosevelt.
- A sing-along short with Irving Kaufman singing, Lew White at the organ, lyrics displayed for the viewing audience, and film clips illustrating the songs. "I Love a Parade" includes a montage of military marchers; "Baby Parade" is music and montage without Kaufman's singing although lyrics are superimposed on the screen images of children passing by. Then, it's on to "Presidents on Parade," featuring Washington, Lincoln, Teddy Roosevelt, Wilson, Coolidge, and FDR. Kaufman adds narration to bridge each piece.
- Song writer Cliff Friend performs his hit songs with the assistance of vocalists from the Paul Whiteman Orchestra.
- Four famous organists of the early 1930s play "Love Songs of the Nile," "One More Chance," "Beyond the Blue Horizon," and "Stormy Weather" in this entry of the Organlogue series.