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Respond to this video... Look for a DVD disc entitled, CHANGE PARTNERS AND DANCE.

The "Human Beatbox" is provided by men who were possibly the first famous black vocal group of the recorded sound era: The Mills Brothers. Groups like The Ink Spots, the Moonglows, the Five Satins and, of course, The Temptations all owe something to the Mills Brothers. The melody they are harmoni...

The actress playing young Sammy's mother is the great Ethel Waters. She was at the height of her Broadway fame when she did the soundie featured in this video.

That's Cab Calloway in his gold colored zoot suit, which he had become famous for wearing. It had a matching wide brimmed hat, as well.

For you character actor movie buffs out there, look closely and you will see that Rochester Anderson's "chauffeur" driving the motorcycle is none other than Woodie Strode. At the time of this soundie, Strode had only recently graduated from UCLA where he was a backfield teammate of future basebal...