Cab Calloway leads his orchestra in the title song, and Dotty Saulter sings in this soundie.
Soundies were short films, about three minutes in length. The were meant to be played on a machine called a Mills Panoram, a video jukebox that was typically to be found in bars, lounges, and similar venues. You put a dime in and got a performance from the ten on the machine. The movies would be changed weekly, and from 1940 through 1946, Mills and other companies produced more than two thousand soundies.
Calloway and his band appeared frequently in the soundies. As one of the most prominent Black band leaders of the era, he was a popular choice for the format, given the large Black audience for soundies, and he undoubtedly found the format good for publicity, especially for a lively number like this.
Soundies were short films, about three minutes in length. The were meant to be played on a machine called a Mills Panoram, a video jukebox that was typically to be found in bars, lounges, and similar venues. You put a dime in and got a performance from the ten on the machine. The movies would be changed weekly, and from 1940 through 1946, Mills and other companies produced more than two thousand soundies.
Calloway and his band appeared frequently in the soundies. As one of the most prominent Black band leaders of the era, he was a popular choice for the format, given the large Black audience for soundies, and he undoubtedly found the format good for publicity, especially for a lively number like this.
