My Lost Horizon

Stan Kenton and his Orchestra perform "This Love of Mine" with Cyd Charisse and other dancers

Jimmy Dorsey and His Orchestra perform "Au Reet"

Doris Day sings "Is It Love or Is It Conscription?" with Les Brown and His Orchestra

Cab Calloway performing his famous hit "Minnie the Moocher".

Mel Tormé and the Mel-Tones sing the title song in this 1945 Soundie (a short film produced to be played on jukebox-like Panoram machines).

In this Soundie, the Mills Brothers sing the title song to a cut-out image of Dorothy Dandridge, which then comes to life and dances for them.

Count Basie does a little rhyming rapping before going into this Benny Goodman instrumental composition. While he's playing, plenty of couples are...

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers at their best along with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performing for this "Hot Chocolate" musical short.

Alan Ladd was discovered by Sue Carol for his incredible voice in radio. And then she married him. In I Look At You, he is sweet and graceful. And at...

Lew Hearn and Phyllis Kenny perform "Deep in the Heart of Texas"

1942 Soundies musical short starring The King's Men

1945 Soundies musical short starring Merle Travis