Jazzy scene with Ted Lewis and his Orchestra 1929

[4freespeech]

Thank goodness the clarinet was just a prop, and one guy comes out

and takes it away. If Lewis would only SHUT THE HECK UP!

[RRaquello]

In the very first talkie feature, "The Lights of New York", they feature an ersatz Ted Lewis, complete with battered top hat & clarinet. The guy was very good but he was uncredited and who knows who he was. The old guy with the beard & white pants around 3:00 is Tully Marshall, a famous villain of silent film days.

[amberola1b]

loved Ted Lewis, one of my favorite band leaders...and I did`nt even mind when he had the vocal refrain, and did solos on his clarinet

[beavs007]

hoorah for Circleville! There is more to it than just Pumpkin Show!!!

[gregoryagogo]

Neat!!

[horarwgt]

Lewis was terrific, with more than 100 hits between 1920 and 1938. This clip is from the film "Show of Shows." "Lady Luck" became a #3 hit for Ted Lewis as Columbia 1999 in November 1929.

[Mick342]

THREE CHEERS For TALKING PICTURES.

[Victrolaman1]

I like Ted Lewis version of"If you see Sally"

[betteroffsingle]

A very young Benny Goodman played in that band too. As did Jimmy Dorsey for a short time. Lewis never pretended to be a great or even a good Jazz player. His clarinet playing often came close to Klezmer. Actually, he wasn't a very good clarinet plyer at all. But what a great entertainer and a swell band too.

His "Dip Your Brush in The Sunshine" a favorite.

[jrbaz1978]

...anyone alive....I highly doubt it

[primeralives]

I wonder if anybody in this video is alive today.

[HarborGuy]

He had some of the best in his band but never really sang - he was loved for years up into the TV era.............

[fuzzbear6240]

Hi Ho! Wonderful! Thanks for sharing. Regards, J.

[jingles0]

Great to see this.. love Ted Lewis...and Noah Berry Sr. Wallace Beery's brother.

[infrogmation]

Good seeing Ted Lewis at his prime. I wish we'd seen and heard more of what his band could do-- he had some great musicians in it at that time! I spotted a brief bit of Muggsy Spanier, and heard some Harry Raderman trombone breaks.