[78-L] It's a Wonderful Life

[Andrea Walsh]

Pssst  Mal- That movie I told you about with Sol Hoopii was called Night
After Night (1932) not Night By Night.

Andrea

On Sun, Jan 18, 2009 at 9:10 AM, Malcolm Rockwell <malcolm at 78data.com>wrote:

> 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
>
> *******
>
>
> 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
> > www.whalom.com
> > www.wurlitzer165.com
> > www.racc.edu
> > www.nca-usa.org
> > www.gsschesco.org
> > www.newhollandband.org
> >
> > 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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