Soundie Movies

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

The Pretty Priorities perform "Take It Off".

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

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

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

Johnny Taylor sings "Good Nite All" at a house party.

Anna Case sings a song while the Cansino family dances in the background.

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

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

1945 Soundies musical short starring Merle Travis

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

The Charioteers perform "Swing for Sale"

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

Big Band leader and 1930s Broadway starlet Gracie Barrie sings a lovely little ditty about a wife’s revenge on her cheating husband. (Oddball...

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

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...

1943 Soundies musical short starring Larry Clinton

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

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.

The King Cole Trio and Ida James perform the title song in this Soundie.