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Film Vodvil

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Another one-reel series from producer/director Ben K. Blake. All were shot in New York and often featured talent that was currently appearing in clubs throughout the city or on network radio.

We are still seeking information about many of the earlier titles in this series.




PLEASE NOTE: Available titles will be in ITALICS and UNDERLINED

If a title is not in ITALICS and UNDERLINED....I do not have it in my collection.




SERIES 1, NO. 1 (9/10/1943) D: Ben K. Blake. Mousie Powell.

SERIES 1, NO. 2 (10/12/1943) D: Ben K. Blake. Cootie Williams.

SERIES 1, NO. 3 (11/18/1943) D: Ben K. Blake

SERIES 1, NO. 4 (12/30/1943) D: Ben K. Blake

SERIES 1, NO. 5 (4/7/1944) D: Ben K. Blake

SERIES 2, NO. 1 (9/1/1944) D: Ben K. Blake

SERIES 2, NO. 2 (10/27/1944) D: Ben K. Blake

SERIES 2, NO. 3 (12/8/1944) D: Ben K. Blake

SERIES 2, NO. 4 (2/2/1945) D: Ben K. Blake

SERIES 2, NO. 5 (8/1/1945) D: Ben K. Blake



SERIES 3, NO. 1 (8/30/1945) D: Ben K. Blake. Susanne Carrol, Big Injun Four, Dixon and Pal and Milt Britton's Comedy Band perform.

RANDY BROOKS AND HIS ORCHESTRA (10/30/1945) D: Ben K Blake. Randy Brooks, Billy Usher

MORALE’S COPACABANA ORCHESTRA (12/13/1945) D: Ben K. Blake 

THREE SETS OF TWINS (2/26/1946) D: Ben K. Blake

ART MOONEY AND HIS ORCHESTRA (4/4/1946) D: Ben K Blake. Art Mooney and His Orchestra, Janie Ford, Dean Martin. Most likely and quite possibly Dean Martin's first film appearance.

LET ME LOVE YOU TONIGHT (6/16/1946) D: Ben K. Blake

SAXIE DOWELL AND HIS ORCHESTRA (7/18/1946) Saxie Dowell, Esther Treu, Jesse Elliot This Ben K. Blake "Film Vodvil" short  opens with Saxie Dowell and orchestra playing Dowell's "Three Little Fishes." Esther Treu sings "Blue" (evidently to rhyme with her name) and singer/dancer Jessie Elliott does both on "Looka Me, I'm Dancing." All hands get together on "Smiles."  Columbia production number 7957

BOBBY BYRNE AND HIS ORCHESTRA (8/15/1946) D: Ben K Blake Bobby Byrne, Bob Hayden, Shelia Bond. Another of the "Film Vodvil" shorts filmed in NYC utilizing radio and stage performers mostly. This entry headlines Bobby Byrne and his Orchestra providing the music, while vocalist Bob Hayden sings "Prisoner of Love" and tap dancer Sheila Bond does her stuff on "La Bonda" and "Boogie Bond." The band also plays "Hey, Bobby." This leavers singer Hayden the only performer that doesn't have his name in a song which, of course, is the only song ever heard elsewhere. The Columbia production number is 7958.



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