Unid. Soundie "Sweet Sue" (Juvenile Jubilee)
Unid. Soundie "Sweet Sue" (Juvenile Jubilee) is a short film from 1940s released on 16mm. It is held in the Prelinger Archives collection.
All woman orchestra.
| Unid. Soundie "Sweet Sue" (Juvenile Jubilee) | |
|---|---|
Release date | 1940s |
Running time | 4 reels |
| Language | English |
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Note
This needs to be merged with Soundie - Sweet Sue (Just You)
More Details
00:03:02:21 - 00:06:11:05 B/W Sound 1940s
Elegant ballroom set. Women in matching skirts dance in unison. Men
in suits enter room, sing together to women. "Sweet Sue (Just You)"
Female bandleader conducts all-female swing jazz band w/
violinists, saxophonists, baby grand piano. Line of five men in
front of curtain sing to crying woman to dry her eyes- she cheers
up. Female dancers kick on platform & dance happily during
instrumental section. Men join them for vocal refrain. Woman sings
in front of dancing couples.
Features Six Hits & A Miss and the all-women Lorraine Page Orchestra. The song's words & music by Will Harris & Victor Young
Reviews
Spuzz January 31, 2016
Subject: "Guys taking snot rag - Take 2!"
This is a very interesting piece. The song is pretty standard (actually, it's a fairly fun song) and the soundie is fun as usual, with lots of dancing girls in short skirts, some rather curious male dancers (why ARE they holding out their hand? for her snot rag?) and a pretty good, but unspectacular singer. But what makes this sooundie REALLY interesting is the beginning. The song appears to start in the middle, and then somewhat ends curiously in a fade out, then it starts up again. We then see the whole song.. But hold on! Comparing the two "end" scenes, we can clearly see that these two ends are different, so was the beginning an outtake? We'll never know, and that's what makes this soundie a cut above the rest.
Tavern Keeper June 24, 2006
Subject: 2 Outtakes?
This is probably a sequence of two outtakes and the master take is either still out there or lost. Could have just been a test film as the staging is almost non-existent. Nice girlie outfits! Six Hits and A Miss sang with the Gordon Jenkins orchestra and did one of the first arrangements of "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To". The all-girl orchestra was common during WW 2.
PRG October 30, 2005
Subject: Inside out and back to front
This soundie seems to have been cobbled together from scraps. However, it is possible to get a complete song from it by editing. The song grows on you after a while. The dance sequences are memorable as are the girl's costumes. Like most of the Soundies here, this film needs to be reversed. With the above caveats - Recommended.