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why did the ladies always have to dance in high heels? like ginger rodgers and all the rest!
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@huttanda - no, this is from a short documentary called "Hollywood Victory Caravan" in 1945 ... this is not from "Let's Face It".
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@poisonedsodapop - this wasn't a soundie really ... it was just a musical number in a 20 minute short called "Hollywood Victory Caravan" from 1945. The plot is about a girl is desperate to get to Washington D.C. to be with her lonesome brother, a wounded G.I. She persuades Bing Crosby to let her join his caravan.
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The massed dancers do a "River Dance" -like thing at the end...... Probably not a coincidence that both Betty and that other super-talented-and-energetic former child singer Judy Garland were both felled by pills and alcohol. There was terrific pressure to perform on both women from an early age.
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What's especially interesting here are the inserted shots of the names of Canadian provinces (as though a show was traveling through them) ending with a shot of a Canadian theater marquee. This must be a Canadian version of what was originally an American film, presumably shown for patriotic purposes there.
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Great video . . . thanks for posting it!
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I make everyone I know watch this number, it's so great. I found it on a 1940s short about a soldier taking a tour of Paramount Studos. (Without the travel titles inserted or the marquee shot, BTW.) I assume it's an outtake that was recycled. I love that massive time-step and the way Dona Drake is so perky, trying to steal focus but it's hard to do that when you're opposite Betty Hutton!
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Such an exciting talent. I hope she is never forgotten.
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I think this was actually just a soundie. It wasn't in Let's Face It.
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Betty Hutton as usual all energetic. what a great lady
cheyenne86 2 years ago 4
Good footwork Girls!
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