Wish I Could Hide Myself Inside This Letter

Genre: Soundie

Year Published: 1944

Creator: Soundies Distribution Corporation of America

Format: 16mm

Description:

Soundies Distribution Corporation of America, 1944. Produced and directed by B. K. Blake.

“There were these radio show hosts called the Clawson Triplets who supposedly became Miss Subways, but it sounded like an urban legend to me,” says Gardner. Through her Facebook fan page, a grandchild of the triplets contacted Gardner. “It turns out they weren’t actually triplets — one of them was an older sister and the other two were twins, but their father constructed their identity as triplets for show business.” - https://blog.etsy.com/en/more-than-just-a-pretty-face/

Home transfer from 16mm original.

Complete Record: Soundies Distribution Corporation of America, 1944. Produced and directed by B. K. Blake. “There were these radio show hosts called the Clawson Triplets who supposedly became Miss Subways, but it sounded like an urban legend to me,” says Gardner. Through her Facebook fan page, a grandchild of the triplets contacted Gardner. “It turns out they weren’t actually triplets — one of them was an older sister and the other two were twins, but their father constructed their identity as triplets for show business.” - https://blog.etsy.com/en/more-than-just-a-pretty-face/ Home transfer from 16mm original.

Transcription

i'm gonna sit right down and write a missing to the one that i adore to the one i'm waiting for i'll enclose some hugs and kisses and while i'm writing here some wishes dear i wish that i could hide inside this letter and seal me up and send me out to you what a surprise in store they bring me to your door i pop right out and kiss you like you've never been kissed before we'd be so happy we will cry together and then we love the way we used to do so dear i wish that i could hide inside this letter there and seal me up and send me out to you dear i wish that i could hide inside this letter and seal me up and send me out to you darling what a surprise in store that bring me to your door i'd pop right out and kiss you like you've never been kissed before we'd be so happy we would cry together and then we love the way we used to do so [Music] i'm gonna tell my heart to move over i wanna climb right aboard i'll hide behind the words i love you i'll pull down the flats i'll be almost in the trap that may slap me on the back with a date [Music] [Music] i'll be at the end of my trail i'll jump right up and kiss you like you've never been kissed before i love to see your face as they deliver me at your door i wish that i could hide inside this letter [Music] [Applause]

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