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Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

Anita O'Day with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra perform "Let Me Off Uptown".

In this Soundie, the Mills Brothers sing the title song to a cut-out image of Dorothy Dandridge, which then comes to life and dances for them.

Helen Huntley and Stan Kenton and His Orchestra perform "Jammin' in the Panoram."

Mel Tormé and the Mel-Tones sing the title song in this 1945 Soundie (a short film produced to be played on jukebox-like Panoram machines).

Sylvia Froos features in this Vitaphone short from 1941.

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

Alan Ladd was discovered by Sue Carol for his incredible voice in radio. And then she married him. In I Look At You, he is sweet and graceful. And at...

Count Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental composition. While he's playing, plenty of couples are...

Cab Calloway performing his famous hit "Minnie the Moocher".

Lew Hearn and Phyllis Kenny perform "Deep in the Heart of Texas"

The Pretty Priorities perform "Take It Off".

Doris Day sings "Is It Love or Is It Conscription?" with Les Brown and His Orchestra

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers at their best along with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performing for this "Hot Chocolate" musical short.

Stan Kenton and his Orchestra perform "This Love of Mine" with Cyd Charisse and other dancers

Les Brown and His Orchestra perform "My Lost Horizon" with Doris Day