Into Your Dance

Released June 8, 1935. The title song is 'Go Into Your Dance' by Al Dubin and Harry Warren from the eponymous movie of 1935 with Al Jolson and Ruby Keeler. The captain emcee does Ted Lewis' "It's only the beginning, folks!" Tedd Pierce is the poet-fighter, Joe Dougherty is the stutterer.

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[tkwtube01]

Any particular reason the left and right channels on the video are delayed? I know that stereo Vitaphone was never attempted.

[jgbennie]

@tkwtube01 It's likely something happened when someone recorded this. There are other videos with the sound out of sync.

[jgbennie]

Check out the inside joke at 4:36. The backdrop has an ad for 'Jones Grocery.'

[fromthesidelines]

Joe Daugherty is the stuttering amateurist (and that's how he sounded Porky Pig when his voice was slightly speeded up).

[jgbennie]

FTSL, I mention that in my info box. But what I don't know is the quartet at the beginning. Any ideas?

[Chaplin1914]

This was colorized, wasn't it?

[jgbennie]

Shouldn't have been. The MMs were in 2-tone Technicolor at this point.

[drafe007]

wow! the first electric orchestra piece!

[ClassicTVMan81]

@fromthesidelines

"Flowers for Madame" was said to be the first 3-strip Technicolor Merrie Melody, wasn't it?

[tkwtube01]

It was mostly only in the title.

But hey, we can dream, can't we?

[2005dave]

@springofpiesucks verrrrrrrry sllllllllow.

[MWolfL]

I think it's just a parody of those African-American quartets from Vaudeville. Famous comedians of the 30s and 40s, Looney Tunes, and all the other toons reused Vaudeville routines all the time. Even Tex Avery's 1950s characters used Vaudeville routines, including Screwball 'Screwy' Squirrel.