1933 BING CROSBY Jack Oakie FILM & RADIO TRANSCRIPTION
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$ 184 Sold For
Jul 16, 2009 Sold Date
Jul 9, 2009 Start Date
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1933 BING CROSBY RADIO TRANSCRIPTIONS
sings 2 #S BOO, BOO, BOO & THE DAY YOU CAME ALONG
and does a comedy routine with Jack Oakie
made to promote the film "TO MUCH HARMONY"
Dead wax matrix # 68536
 
CONDITION: VG+ or better. Very clean only a few almost invisible surface marks. There is background hiss but always well below music. I was informed that  my cheap modern Crosley player is the reason there is background sound & that better equipment with the appropriate needle size would eliminate much of the background sound.

This is a thick one sided disc. The back has VICTOR embossed in big letters.

This is a  promotional transcription used for radio & most likely "in theatre play" for promotion of the movie  'TOO MUCH HARMONY" it came from the personal library of Nat Finston who is mentioned on this transcription & was the Orchestra director  &  was the Orchestra conductor on & general Music Director for films from Paramount & MGM between 1928 & 1945. It is from the Estate of his daughter Beatrix Padway .

WHATS ON  THIS DISC: 
IT STARTS WITH A FAN FARE.

THE ANNOUNCER THEN SAYS- BY MEANS OF ELECTRICAL TRANSCRIPTION PARAMOUNT NOW TAKES YOU TO HOLLYWOOD WHERE THE DIRECTOR EDDIE SUTHERLAND IS MAKING TO MUCH HARMONY WITH BING CROSBY. AS WE TAKE THE MIRCOPHONE
TO THE DOOR OF STAGE 14 WE HERE BING CROSY SINGING THE DAY YOU CAME ALONG ACCOMPANIED BY NATHANIEL FINSTON AND THE PARAMOUNT RECORDING ORCHESTRA.

BING SINGS THE DAY YOU CAME ALONG

AND NOW LETS TAKE OUR MICROPHONE OVER TO WHERE BING IS TALKING TO JACK OAKIE.

JACK OAKIE- LOOKA HERE BING HERE'S A MAN WALKIN AROUND HERE WITH A MICRPHONE WHAT YOU GONNA DO WITH THAT MOTHER

ANNOUNCER- WELL WE'RE RECORDING SOME OF THAT PATTER THAT GOES ON WHILE THEY MAKE MOVIES

BING- WELL I DO DECLARE.

ANNOUNCER- AH MR OAKIE COULD YOU PLEASE SAY SOMETHING FUNNY.

OAKIE-WILL YOU GET A LOAD OF  THAT BING, HE WANTS ME TO BE FUNNY

BING- WELL THATS YOUR RACKET

OAKIE- WELL NOW, LET ME SEE. OH HA HA HA.

BING- HEY, HEY, HEY,  NOW  PULL YOURSELF  TOGETHER.

OAKIE- IT'S KILLIN ME IT'S KILLIN ME.

BING- WHATS THIS. WHATS THIS NOW?

OAKIE- WELL THE FUNNIEST THING HAT I CAN THINK OF WOULD BE FOR ME TO GIVE AN IMPERSONATION OF THAT FAMOUS MAN, OL BING CROSBY.

BING- LOOK A HERE

OAKIE- LISTEN FRIENDS OF ??/ THIS IS BING BALLAD DRAWLIN CROSBY OAKIE, THE PLATINUM PLATED CROONER & BEFORE THE SANDMAN COMES. OLD PAPPY OAKIE IS GONNA CROON A TUNE. ARE YOU READY NOW.

BAND- YEAH MAN

OAKIE-  (DOES A COUPLE OF LINES OF COMEDY CROONING.)

BING- HEY, HEY, OLD MAN. STOP THIS, STOP THIS.

OAKIE- WHAT'S THE MATTER. WHATS THE MATTER.

BING- YOU WANT TO ARROUSE MY  ???? TEMPER. I'LL SUE YOU FOR DEFIMATION OF CHARACTER.

OAKIE- WHY YOU CANT TAKE IT OLD BOY.

BING- IT'S NOT CRICKET.

OAKIE- AS SOON AS I GET GOING YOU SAY I'LL BE SUING...

DIRECTOR- QUIET ON THE SET PLEASE. ALL READY? TAKE TWO.

ANNOUNCER- AND NOW WE'LL HAVE BING CROSBY, JACK OAKIE & SKEETS GALLAGHER MAKE A RECORDING OF BOO BOO BOO FOR TO MUCH HARMONY.

BING CROSBY, JACK OAKIE & SKEETS GALLAGHER SING BOO BOO BOO.

ANNOUNCER- DOES CLOSING SHTICK. NAMES CAST OF THE FILM & DOES A QUICK PROMO.

THE ANNOUNCER COMES BACK & SAYS - "YOU HAVE JUST HEARD etc. etc. " then he promotes the movie a bit and names some of the cast.

I RECENTLY PURCHASED ABOUT 100 OLD TEST PRESSINGS & ACETATES FROM  MGM & PARAMOUNT PICTURES . THEY BELONGED TO  NAT FINSTON WHO WAS A CONDUCTOR & GENERAL MUSIC DIRECTOR FOR FILMS  FROM PARAMOUNT &  MGM BETWEEN 1928 & 1945. They were from the Estate of his daughter Beatrix Padway . I AM NOW LISTING THEM AND SOME OTHERS INCLUDING A SECOND DIFFERENT TRANSCRIPTION FOR TOO MUCH HARMONY

Of course I combine auctions for cheapest shipping.

PLEASE CHECK THE OTHER RARE TEST PRESSINGS & ACETATES I'LL BE LISTING INCLUDING A SECOND (DIFFERENT) TRANSCRIPTION FROM THIS FILM WITH CROSBY SINGING BOO BOO BOO.


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