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Hans Salter told me it was the biggest hit from ANY Universal picture of that period. Consequently, whenever a scene in a Universal movie called for source music from a jukebox or a dance band, it was almost inevitable that the tune being played would be "I'll Remember April." Johnny Williams was still using it often when he scored dramas for the early-sixties "Alcoa Premiere" series.
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There's a book I must get some day, THE FUTURE THAT NEVER WAS, full of art deco era illustrations, magazine covers and movie stills.
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Ray,
Were those RIDE 'EM COWBOY songs ever made available commercially? I was lucky enough once to stumble across a CD, now one of the prizes of my library, of Ink Spots air checks and rarities, including their used and un-used Universal pre-recordings for PARDON MY SARONG. "Shout, Brother, Shout" never fails to lift my spirits.
(I don't suppose you also have Foran singing, in a Warners picture, "My Little Buckaroo"?)
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The sheer quality of the musical numbers in "Ride'Em" is amazing. What a dude ranch! According to IMDb, they even had Ella Fitzgerald singing her "A-Tisket, A-Tasket." Just don't make 'em like that anymore.
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ANOTHER ERA DEPT.:
I noticed a big "S" sign posted in back of Ella on the bus. Wonder what it signifies? Probably "Sensational Sepia Songstress."
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Sep 25, 2016 - 11:59 AM
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Howard L
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On the FRANKENSTEIN MEETS THE WOLFMAN thread, Howard L said...
Oh and while you're here just want y'all to know I've branched out in the Universal Pictures run and watched It Ain't Hay and Here Come The Coeds to add some levity to the heavy Frankenstein Legacy proceedings. Will go to another existing thread for elaboration.
...to which Preston Neal Jones replied...
Howard, have you ever seen THE STRANGE AFFAIR OF UNCLE HARRY? In this period piece, when George Sanders and Ella Raines attend a school basketball game, the ladies' uniforms are leftovers from HERE COME THE CO-EDS.
...and then Ray Faiola added...
And Preston, how about Fairchild's outstanding score to LITTLE GIANT? He and Milton Rosen both hit home runs that year (Rosen with THE TIME OF THEIR LIVES).
to which PNJ responded...
LITTLE GIANT happens to be one of those A & C movies I've seen the least, but next time I catch it I'll remember your commendation and pay particular attention to the score. In fact, thanks to you, I'll also give a listen next time to Rosen's TIME OF THEIR LIVES music. I've seen it any number of times, but don't remember much of anything about the score.
...and so it goes on HERE (I hope).
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