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Hope you had a nice Valentine's Day. Did you share it with a sweetheart? This woman did.

Here's another Kay Kyser one. I think all these are clips from the same movie, That's Right, You're Wrong. Eventually, I'll have the whole movie pasted. :) This must be one of the films with a flimsy plot that just functions as an excuse to feature the music. Do you have the impression people back i...

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I enjoyed this one Wallace Reid is really young there. It seems the experiment actually failed, as Bob wasn't frightened at all, but proved himself effective at capturing the "criminals"; so why did he acquiesce and return home?

Another Kay Kyser one. Ginny Simms—what a singer! That has to be the most beautiful female voice of the big band era.

1939, That's Right You're Wrong - Kay Kyser, Ginny Simms, Fit To Be Tied
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O_Z8nWLuYmA

I'd often heard of Kay Kyser and his Kollege of Musical Knowledge. Looking at this short, I can see why he was so popular. That was a really polished and entertaining group.

Kay Kyser Orchestra, 1940, "You'll Find Out"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ynm3fat4adk

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