Musical Charmers

This musical short from Paramount was another rarity that I read about in the Matinée at the Bijou site which linked this to YouTube. As we watch a performance of Phil Spitalny and his All-Girl Orchestra and Choir, the first song being performed is "I'll Bet You Tell That to All the Girls" led by a three-girl chorus. Then we segue to Evelyn and her Magic Violin with singer Maxine for "Rendezvous with a Dream". After that, pianists Rochelle and Lola provide their version of "Goody Goody". And finally, the entire orchestra plays "Song of India" with silhouettes of two female belly dancers as the short concludes...Very entertaining from beginning to end, Musical Charmers provided another musical act on film that possibly entertained many audience members who otherwise couldn't have afforded to see them live. I myself was familiar with them having seen them in Abbott and Costello's Here Come the Co-eds. This short is highly recommend to anyone interested in vintage period music as well as anyone who just loves to find new discoveries from the cinema of yesteryear. P.S. Evelyn Kaye Klein-the one with the "magic" violin-was married to Spitalny in real life. Update-8/23/09: I just found out from the Matinée at the Bijou site that Frances Blaisdell was the solo flutist on the "Song of India" number.