[78-L] It's a Wonderful Life

[Malcolm Rockwell]

Heesh... I'll have to listen for the Hawaiian number next time IAWL runs 
on the teevee. I haven't had the desire to see this movie since I was a 
kid.  Can anyone recall the tune?
And, speaking of which, I keep an eye out for Hawaiian musicians - 
especially Sol Hoopii - when they appear on film, silent or soundie. 
Here's a list of the Sols I've found so far:

Bird Of Paradise (1932)
States Attorney (1932)
Night By Night (1932)  
The Little Giant (1933)
Flirtation Walk (1934)
Rhythm In The Clouds (1937)
Waikiki Wedding (1937)
Hawaiian Buckaroo (1938)
Navy Blues (1941)
Song Of The Islands (1942)

Any other sightings?
For extra credit, what Hawaiian tune is the band on board the ship that 
first sights the monster in "Godzolla"? And for the Grand Prize, what 
band was it played by?
M

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Mark S. Chester wrote:
> There were at least two machines in It's A Wonderful Life. The machine in
> the parlor of the Hatch residence (on the corner of which Donna Reed smashes
> the "Buffalo Gal" record after Jimmy Stewart departs without the romance she
> had desired) was a nice L-door VV-XVI. The machine in the makeshift
> honeymoon nest which was playing a Hawaiian record (IIRC) and which was
> rigged, via its turntable spindle, to drive the rotisserie in the fireplace,
> was a small table model like a VV-IV or VI.
>
> The 1950 Cheaper By The Dozen had a similar L-door XVI in the Gilbreth home.
>
> Mark
>
> Mark S. Chester
> Phoenixville, PA
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> martha wrote:
>   
>> I think the machine in It's a Wonderful Life is a table-top Victrola, 
>> either IV or VI 
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