LEE MORSE in A Million Me's (Paramount -1930)

[ClassyOldMusic]

I just Love her voice immensely. When I listen to her... my ear wants to capture, hold, and relish... each individual note... Lee talks a beautiful song... the background instrumentation is almost a distraction... I almost want to tell them, the musicians, to keep the noise down. Her voice does something to me... effects the status of my heart... in an adoring, pleasant way... Thanks for this Perfectly Beautiful Contribution... now, everybody, shshhh... while I play it again... john b.

[jayraskin]

I wish there was a million Lees. Her last song, "What Wouldn't I do for that Man" is the most erotic musical performance I've ever seen.

[THEINDUSTRIALProject]

Now, now... who would dislike footage of the wonderful and talented Lee Morse?

I would never!

[lustre5]

Don't get collegiate--cutest song and delivery ever!



[ablestar88]

Dead ringer for Marc Bolan.

[NorbertZF]

These nimrods on American Idol should just shut up and go back and study the earlier performers like Lee Morse and MAYBE they might learn something: like that they have NO talent! Anyone mouth can scream into a microphone BUT singing and having a personality: you have to be born with! Thanks for this rare and wonderful video!!!

[issurchaim]

She was hot and could sing to boot.

[MrSingOne]

WOW! Many need to see this and all others of the great Lee Morse. Thanks for posting! Shall we say back to the roots of a musical form?

[Purplefaith7]

Lee Morse is so ahead of her time! She has an amazing vocal range. Also loads of character & comes over as quite vulnerable!

Thank you for posting this one!

[DeLorean4]

I'm in love!!!

She's so irresistible!

Her charm, her voice, her style... her everything. She's the very essence of dreams.

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It's so strange to think that when this movie came out, my great-grandmother was only sixteen and only two years away from winning the 1932 Miss Nashua beauty pageant. It must be her inspiration from charming women such as these that brought her to victory.

[GABBIEOTA]

3:12 The magic of video editing.

[zurapDOR]

first spore of Quantum Mechanics...

[cdadave83814]

She is just so incredibly Beautiful...

[BadfingerFan]

Lee Morse = PURE TALENT

[edmundusrex]

Thanks for unearth a treasure.

[antsydancer]

thanks for ze post!

[Corrie121]

Great post. Always a pleasure to listen to Lee Morse and it is a lovely bonus to see her on film.

Thanks for sharing.

[MrRedFredSaid]

@corrie - I concur!

[john9ten]

I had no idea she did film!! What a treat!

[BrooklynJackBlue]

Amazing clip, and she was a LOVELY talent. But the acting from the man entering at :20? Very hard to keep a straight face. "Ah, they're great."

[3investigators]

Amazing to see a film of the wonderful Lee Morse. One of kind! Thanks for posting this.

[DoctorScuba]

This little Film is a fine example of a concept of paralel existances. (what than is My spelling a fine example of? )

[kspm01]

I keep coming back to this short offering unforgettable Lee Morse performances, deeply moved every time when I watch this masterpiece. I agree with what cdadave83614 expressed so well: this beauty coming from within truly lighted up a room back then, the same way it does today on film.

[WHQODJYSingers]

Wow!

[panamintjoe]

Amazing. Columbia's answer to Victor's Jimmie Rodgers.

[timboytx]

I love Lee Morse! Thanks for posting this!

[cdadave83814]

The title of a Stevie Wonder song comes to mind when I see Miss Morse..."Isn't She Lovely".

[eximod]

Wow! I've never seen her, I've only heard her. I'm stunned! I think I'm in love! Definitely one of the most original entertainers that has ever lived. Thanks so much for posting this! (ps, check out the post before this one, and save the opera house!)

[ianhouse]

Attention Lee Morse fans! We need to raise a small amount of money before 01.09.08 in order to save Lee's childhood performance venue, the Kooskia Opera House. Please visit SaveTheOperaHouse dotcom and consider a small $5 donation. Remember, Lee pledged to give you her final five dollars back in 1931 when she recorded "I've Got Five Dollars" Here's your golden opportunity to finally return the favor!

[eximod]

Count me in for sure! I work in a historic theater in N. Idaho, which is where I'm sitting now. The community saved the theater, and now it's thriving and is the cultural heart of this town. Best wishes to you!

[VaudevilleJoe1925]

Thanks for the info. on the Kooskia Opera House. Will be glad to help preserve such a wonderfully grand musical heritage.

[dancingbeet]

I feel very lucky to live in northern Idaho, where she's from. There's a significant little population of uke players and old jazz lovers up here, although perhaps not as many in her home town of Kooskia, ID as there once were. What a lovely video! I've never seen her perform before! Her yodels make me cry.

[cdadave83814]

She is just absolutely beautiful...with the kind of beauty that comes from within. I really, really like her. So talented, too...doing that blues song...I'll bet she was one of those kind of people who can really light up a room. I am very impressed with Lee Morse.

[cdadave83814]

She is so natural and unaffected; she's got the kind of speaking voice that makes you feel like you've known her all your life. And her singing is surprisingly contemporary; her voice reminds me of Rosemary Clooney, a bit.

[paulostroff99]

A talent that cannot ever be replaced.Unique,daring,and always interesting.Need it be said that she was of great voice and style as well.

[missrosesings]

quote from Somerset45:

"3:50 into the video she does her Jimmie Rodgers imitation with that hilarious yodel."

Hmmm. Who was imitating who? Lee originally recorded that song (Mail Man Blues) in 1924 and has the writing credits for it. She was yodeling on recordings a full 3 years before Jimmie Rodgers first recorded.

This is such wonderful footage of Lee! She was so natural in front of the camera. A real inspiration.

[butchfoot16]

JUST SUPER!

[ianhouse]

Lee is my favorite songbird ... and this is my favorite of her three film appearances. Happy camper!

Ian

[twentiesDOLL12213]

Wow! I am a big Lee Morse fan and it's just amazing to see her singing! Thanks!

[ManilaSyndicate]

I love Lee. That deep voice and her interesting personality hooked me after hearing and fully appreciating "Moanin' Low" from the "Flappers, Vamps, and Sweet Young Things" c.d.. Thanks for uploading this moment from history for more people to see.

[richalpern]

Lee Morse rocks!! Thanks for posting this! I've been a fan of hers for years.

Cheers,

RICHARD

[algabal]

So wonderful!

[ScottYanow1]

Thanks for uploading this film. It's so interesting to see Lee Morse; she was good.

[Somerset45]

3:50 into the video she does her Jimmie Rodgers imitation with that hilarious yodel. Too rich!