YOUR HIT PARADE

Year Published: 1935

Format: 16mm

Description: This black and white musical television film is an episode of the hit show Your Hit Parade. Your Hit Parade was an American radio and television music program that was broadcast from 1935 to 1953 on radio, and seen from 1950 to 1959 on television. It was sponsored by American Tobacco's Lucky Strike Cigarettes. During its 24-year run, the show had 19 orchestra leaders and 52 singers or groups. The show sought to portray the week's top radio hits through short choreographed scenes performed by famous singers and actors. This particular film, which aired some time in 1954 and is presented by radio personality André Baruch, is sponsored by Crosley Radio a subsidiary of ASCO manufacturing corporation as well as the show’s usual sponsor Lucky Strike and features commercials from the two throughout the program. Produced by Dan Lounsbery and directed by Clark Jones, this film also features choreography by Tony Charmoli and sets by Paul Barnes. Two mallets play drums, horns, and cymbals (0:10). Title page (0:14). ASCO manufacturing corporation animated advertisement for electronics and kitchen appliances (0:28). Animation of musical notes dancing on a staff, along piano keys, and around a jukebox (1:08). Singers line up to be presented in animated TV screen (1:35). Dorothy Collins (1:37). Snooky Lanson (1:40). Gisele MacKenzie (1:44). Russell Arms (1:46). The Hit Parade raiders and dancers (1:47). Raymond Scott as orchestra leader with Hit Parade orchestra (1:49). Survey song number 5 "Ricochet": Spaghetti Western saloon scene as backdrop for Snooky Lanson and dancers (1:57-4:15). Survey song number 7 "You You You": Gisele MacKenzie performs in a bird shop as backdrop, lots of small birds in cages (4:21-6:45). Camera pans map of the United States starting from the East Coast and moving towards the Midwest (6:48). Crosley Extra segment: musical tour of Chicago with dancers doing coordinated dance number with Raymond Scott’s orchestra (6:57-8:50). Survey song number 4 "Rags to Riches": Dorothy Collins performs in a humble cabin, uses wood furniture to heat her small fire (9:05-11:56). Crosley Radio intermission commercial with Dick Eastham - celebrate history of the radio dating back to 1921 (12:02). Animation of first Miss America getting crowned (12:09). Animation of Rudolph Valentino in The Sheik (12:13). Mock newspaper article about unprecedented Ford Model T sales (12:14). Close-up of 1921 Crosley Radio model (12:28). Ad for 24-inch Crosley (12:56). Survey song number 6 "Oh My Papa": Russell Arms performs song in attic amongst his fathers prized possessions (13:48-16:38). Russell Arms holds up Hussar-style military jacket (15:24). Survey song number 6 "Heart of My Heart": performers dance on stage wearing striped barber jackets and straw boat hats typical of 1920s music performances (16:41-19:12). Cover of girl’s diary and first written entry (19:20). Survey song number 2 "That’s Amore": Gisele MacKenzie performs in scene where she is on a date at a fancy Italian restaurant (19:32-21:28). Extra: Snooky Lanson and dancers perform "Little Girl," dancers wear elaborate feather headpieces and flowing chiffon gowns (21:39-23:48). Lucky Strike ad break: Poet Ogden Nash sits in his study while smoking and speaks to the viewer (23:52-25:00). Survey song number 2 "Stranger in Paradise": Dorothy Collins performs as if she is princess at royal court, fashion typical of late Middle Ages; women wear hennins (25:05-28:02). Stars and dancers sing a farewell song to close-out the show (28:05). Closing credits (28:42).

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[Music] your Hit Parade brought to you tonight by crley a division of the ASCO Manufacturing Corporation cros television set and color Style radios and for the heart of Home electric refrigerators Freez electric R Anders sink with a dishers and aers and and Air all fine product of crley and now crley brings you the top Tunes All Over America as determined by your Hit Parade survey which checks the best sellers in sheet music and photograph records the song's PO on the air and the song post played on the automatic coin machines and accurate authentic fabulation of America taste in popular music your Hit Parade [Music] and now the top seven songs of the week with Dorothy Collins Snookie Lanson Gizelle McKenzie Russell AR the hit paraders and dancers and Raymond Scott and the Hit Parade Orchestra and off we go with survey song number five Snookie Lanson the head paraders and dancers present a western setting for the rousing number five tune [Music] Ricochet I knew the day I met you you had a ren eye but I thought that I could hold you what a I was to try you promised you be faithful that you would never stray then like a rle bullet you began to Ricochet and baby I don't want a Ricochet romance I don't want to R love if you're careless with your kisses find another turtle dove I can't live on Ricochet romance no no not me if you're going a Ricochet baby I'm going to set you [Music] free when you announced our wedding you made me Mighty proud I whisper to company but you prefer a crow you buzzed around the other Bo just like a [Music] busy buzzing cin Buzz right to me and baby I don't want a Ricochet romance I don't want a Ricochet love if you're careless with your kisses find another turtle I can't live on Ricochet romance no no not me if you're going to Ricochet baby I'm going to set you free if you're going to sh baby I'm going to set you [Music] [Applause] [Music] free number seven Gizelle McKenzie and a feathered friend bring us the song that makes its 18th appearance on the survey tonight you you [Music] you I'm in love with you [Music] could be so true true true to someone like you you [Music] you what you [Music] to take me in your arms please let meing to [Music] you we were men for each other sure as heaven we were for each to to hold on to there's no like each [Music] heav [Music] each there's like you could make dreams only you love me too I love you I love you [Applause] [Music] [Music] time for a Crosley extra the hit for a dancers and Raymond Scott on the orchestra take us on a musical tour of the windy city Chicago [Music] ch ch Cho you around bottom doll you lose your Blues in Chicago Chicago the sound that Billy Sunday could not shut down have you Everet [Music] [Music] street that street I just to I had time of my life I saw a man he his wife Chicago I want to swim and F again chag in Old Lake Michigan [Music] [Applause] [Music] number four here's Dorothy Collins in a heart- rending version of the song that makes a return appearance on the survey this week rags to richers [Music] I know i' go from rag to riches you would only say you can and my pocket May I'd be a millionaire mythes may still be torn and tattered but in my heart I'd be a king your love is all that ever matters [Music] your arms [Music] as kiss me tell me your mind ever more [Music] must I forever be a beggar who golden dreams will not come true or will I go from R to riches my fate is up to you [Music] or will I go from Rags to Riches my fate is up [Applause] [Music] [Applause] hi I'm dick East and I am turning time back tonight to the year when the first Miss America was crowned the year Rudolph Valentino appeared in the Chic and the year a million model T's were sold for the first time the year 1921 that was the year this first Crosley radio was introduced and you know what it cost under $20 which meant that for the first time everybody could have a radio in his living room because it cost 80% less than other radios well this started off crosley's leadership in electronics a leadership that continued and has continued for 33 years to bring you the products you most want and need at a price everyone can afford and now some more great news from Crosley you see this big beautiful 24in Crosley well right up until tonight it's been a real value at $399.95 but as of this very minute you can own this giant screen model at a saving up to $130 that's right in most communities Crosley dealers are offering tradein up to $130 on your old small screen TV sets which means that This Magnificent 24in Crosley is yours for as little as $269 and 95 so and don't forget to include your old small screen set so see your Crosley dealer right away and remember you can see it better on a [Music] Crosley song number six Russ Al arms produces the nostalgic tune that makes its first appearance on the survey oh my [Music] papa oh my papa to me he was so wonderful oh my to me he was so good could be so gentle and so lovable oh my Papa he always understood gone are the days when he he would take me on his knees and with a smile he changed my tears to laughter Oh my papa so funny so adorable the clown so funny in his way oh my papa to me he was so wonderful deep in my heart I miss him so today deep in my heart I miss him so today oh my papa oh my [Music] [Music] song number three the head paraders invite you all to sing with them as they introduce another newcomer to the survey Heart of My Heart [Music] heart heart back when we were kids on the corner of the street we were Rough and Ready guys but oh how we could of my [Music] [Music] heart that that of my heart everybody follow the words and sing [Music] [Music] along when we [Music] were we were Rough and Ready how we could har heart of my hearts [Music] [Music] were heart of my heart heart of my [Music] [Applause] [Music] survey song number two Gizelle McKenzie breaks a New Year's resolution as she sings the catchy tune that's in second place that's [Music] aor well the moon hits your eye like a big piz pie the when the world seems shine you've wine Bells will R sings will Sant [Music] when the stars make you [Music] like when you walk the street with a CL at your feet you're in love aam but know you're not you see back in that's [Music] SC about you see back in Old believe that's [Music] [Applause] time for another clausy extra curtain going up as Snookie Lans and the head paraders and dancers bring us an all-time favorite little [Music] girl little girl you're the one girl for me little girl you're as sweet as can be just a glance at you and love from the start Oh What A Thrill came into my heart little girl with your sweet little ways I am yours for the rest of my days and this great big world would be divine little girl when your mine all mine little girl you're the one girl for me little girl you're as sweet as can [Music] be girl with your little I AMS the rest of my days and the Great Big World will be divine little girl little girl little girl with your sweet little way I am yours for the rest of my days and this great big work will be divine your [Music] all and here is a word from our ultimate sponsor Lucky Strike ladies and gentlemen America's comic Poet Laureate Ogden Nash somebody once went through my poems and made a list of the things I dislike it's a pretty long list too however in the list of things I like they said he likes good eating of course I like good eating I like good anything good fun good smoking naturally I smoke lies to put it poetically I hope I'm not a crank but I've got one foible I don't enjoy anything unless it's enjoy enable I'm picity about what I like and for 30 years I've smoked Lucky Strike yes smoking enjoyment is all a matter of taste and the fact is lies taste better cleaner fresher smoother first because lsmft Lucky Strike means fine tobacco second lies are made better why don't you switch to lies and see for yourself that liy taste better number one the top tune of the week the song the survey finds in first place Dorothy Collins steps into the winner Spotlight with song number one Stranger in Paradise [Music] [Applause] [Music] take Strang in Parise in a Wonderland a strer in Paradise if I [Music] eyes [Music] inise I saw your face and I ascended out of the common into the somewhere in [Music] space [Music] I I know there's a chance you won't you [Music] of a stranger in Parise MEP from all that I but open your angel to a strer in Paradise tell her be a stranger no more [Music] [Music] so long for a [Music] while your and theun that you to be [Music] [Music] your Hit Parade is presented on Alternate weeks by Lucky Strike and Crosley so tune in again next week at the same time for the top seven songs of the week now this is Andre baru saying good night for Crosley and thanking you for letting Crosley come into your home for


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