Swinging London - Jack Leon's Symphonic Band, 1929

"Follow Thru" was a 1930 musical comedy film photographed entirely in Technicolor. It was the second all-color all-talking feature to be produced by Paramount Pictures. The film was based on the popular 1929 Broadway play of the same name by Frank Mandel and Laurence Schwab. The play ran from January 9, 1929 to December 21, 1929; running for 401 performances. Jack Haley and Zelma O'Neal, who starred in the original musical play, reprised their roles for the film version.
George Olsen and his orchestra played the music for the film and are seen on screen in a cameo appearance during the costume party sequence ("Button Up Your Overcoat", "You Wouldn't Fool Me, Would You?", "I Want to Be Bad", "I'm Hard to Please", "A Peach of a Pair" and "It Must Be You").
„I Want To be Bad" bacame a huge hit after Helen Kane recorded the song in her typical "Boop Boop a Doop" girl style.
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Recording:

Jack Leon's Symphonic Dance Band - I Want To Be Bad (DeSylva, L. Brown, R. Henderson), (from the musical comedy "Follow Thru") Piccadilly 1929(UK)

Category:

Music

Tags:

• Roaring
• Twenties
• Mad
• Years
• British
• dance
• orchestra
• London
• Helen
• Kane
• 78rpm

[miguelmouta]

Please, health above all. " Everything have a tolerance limit " - Dr. Kinsey

[Cresantstar]

oh a man sang it never knew

i love the lyrics even if it sounds old fashioned

omg i didnt Realise the picures oh well ill pretend i didnt see them 0_0

[Aliceproject]

Jack Leon was my grandfather... I am a singer songwriter who recently wrote a song called "I'd be bad" then stumbled upon this....curious

[kspm01]

Brilliant version of this tune, and with those pictures, being bad will probably never get better than this, lol!

[dzheger]

Oh, this is real baaaad! Lovely.

[genia106]

Grzegorz,

I am wild tonight so I have to say......

You are a Teufel and very naughty!

[OlderPete]

The graphics and pictars you present, combined with the hot tunes, are a true joy. Sure glad I found your work Doc. Thanks!