An all-female orchestra plays popular songs of the day.An all-female orchestra plays popular songs of the day.An all-female orchestra plays popular songs of the day.
Dorothy Donahoe
- Self - Saxophone
- (as Dorothy Donahue)
- …
Mary Donahoe
- Self - Saxophonist
- (as Mary Donahue)
- Director
- Bryan Foy(uncredited)
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaVitaphone reel #2573.
- Quotes
Themselves: [singing] Shaking the blues away, Unhappy news away, If you are blue it's easy to shake off, Your cares and troubles...
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Wow are these ladies talented!
An early Vitaphone film, this Warner Brothers short apparently was one created using a very complicated system through which an accompanying record was synchronized with a movie camera. There were several serious setbacks for such a system (such as if a film skipped--it became out of sync for the rest of the film plus the records quickly wore out--and 20 showings was the normal life-span of the records) and even though it produced excellent sound, it was eventually replaced. The last of the Vitaphone films were made in 1930, then the studio switched to the standard sound-on-film system.
This particular short has aged well. While almost all the Vitaphone shorts featured musical numbers, this one stands out for many reason. You'll of course notice that this is an all-girl band, but this is not the most important thing about this film. First and foremost, they sound great--and I really liked their songs (except when they sang--this was a bit thin). In addition, these ladies were amazingly talented, as they kept switching instruments. After the wonderful first number, one of them began playing the accordion (which did not impress me) but when eight others whipped out accordions as well, I was impressed. Next, they all began to play banjos in the next number! Finally, many switched to a fourth instrument in the next number! What immensely talented ladies--I was simply bowled over by them. Enjoyable and talented--this is one to see.
This particular short has aged well. While almost all the Vitaphone shorts featured musical numbers, this one stands out for many reason. You'll of course notice that this is an all-girl band, but this is not the most important thing about this film. First and foremost, they sound great--and I really liked their songs (except when they sang--this was a bit thin). In addition, these ladies were amazingly talented, as they kept switching instruments. After the wonderful first number, one of them began playing the accordion (which did not impress me) but when eight others whipped out accordions as well, I was impressed. Next, they all began to play banjos in the next number! Finally, many switched to a fourth instrument in the next number! What immensely talented ladies--I was simply bowled over by them. Enjoyable and talented--this is one to see.
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- planktonrules
- Jan 23, 2010
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- Also known as
- The Ingenues, 'The Band Beautiful'
- Filming locations
- Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA(Warner Brothers)
- Production company
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- Runtime9 minutes
- Color
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