Dorothy Dandridge (Cow Cow Boogie) restored & uncut 1942 film

This has the extra 30seconds that is cut on all the other KZbin videos.
I have been wanting to try something new for my channel. That is to seek out original 16mm films and transfer them to hi-quality video. A big thanks to my friends at Cinepost for doing the transfer.
There are some real challenges in just finding 16mm films. Then I need consider things like the cost,quality, who to chose for the transfers,what resolution to use, and is it worth it. We will need to wait and see how this all plays out.
Meanwhile enjoy this soundie from 1942.

[@mybabba]

She was so lovely and cute in these early films and the older she became, the more beautiful she seemed to grow.

[@barrychambers4047]

She certainly was! So talented too!

[@hebneh]

She transitioned from perky and cute to sophisticated and beautiful.

[@adonaiyah2196]

​@@hebneh yes exactly

[@dawnjones977]

Yes she was. Poor Thang

[@stevenbaker8184]

I agree, good eye on that one. She must have been a beautiful woman. All of them women in this movie appear to have been gorgeous.

[@bigbaby4815]

She’s the most beautiful thing I’ve ever seen . 😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍😍

[@rogerdavis7607]

I've been a Dorothy Dandridge fans for years and she is gorgeous.

[@scarz1951]

She sure was!

[@tranacupuncure]

I love the 40's and 50's music

[@jeffreyball6618]

She was not a thingʻ

[@jeffreyball6618]

Absolutely beautiful

[@jamesa.romano8500]

The original Cowboy Carter

[@zacharyrome3432]

But way WAY better !!

[@Sparky-xk4vo]

Oh yeah!

[@MikeK910LA]

Bey does not come close....

[@Model_Roe]

​@@MikeK910LA exactly 😂 say it louder please so they can hear you in the back

[@qtallenandrews3715]

That rumpshaker got nothin on her.

[@jettcarlburg356]

My God!!!! How beautiful was Dorothy Dandridge

[@Model_Roe]

Dorothy Rita Hayworth and Sophia Loren were the most beautiful Old Hollywood actresses to me

[@hebneh]

Dorothy also performs a very enjoyable version of “Chattanooga Choo Choo” with the Nicholas Brothers the 1941 film “Sun Valley Serenade”, which is also here on KZbin.

[@rosannapuzzo6144]

She sure did!

[@drewsagar2634]

I love that ❤

[@chickenanon]

Ohhh love this so much wow!!! So glad KZbin randomly decided it's time for people to see this!!!!

[@RayRayP2001]

OMG she was so F-ing Beautiful and just wow. what an amazing woman.

[@stephenbouchelle7706]

Love it that they got the old campfire harmonica trope with a chromatic.

[@nobodyfamous9657]

Dorothy was such a beauty ❤

[@bobboscarato1313]

It's unfortunate she cut her life short using dope! I still remember the news!

[@Kenny-bu4uv]

@@bobboscarato1313 That’s debatable… they killed her the same way they did Marilyn … too pretty .. too much info 👀💯

[@missgangsmashers737]

@@bobboscarato1313 Dorothy was murdered!

[@bobboscarato1313]

@@missgangsmashers737 She was hooked on drugs; that's what I've heard! ????

[@aintnothingliketheoldskool]

​@@bobboscarato1313 seriously? Y'all would believe anything any and everything you hear and see

[@danielblin6864]

Je ne connaissais pas ses tranents de chanteuse. Elle cumulait décidément tous les talents ; belle, sexy, excellente chanteuse, danseuse et actrie : une artiste fabuleuse, mythique !

[@teagiagiteakarotu7027]

Yep ❤

[@ttp436]

Thank God we have these to watch. Dorothy was amazing. I wonder what happened to all the people in the back ground?

[@dbrown2746]

They had an incredible time, were extra proud when it hit theaters and their friends and family saw it and never forgot it as long as they lived

[@robertchesnosky3508]

SHE WAS IN A CLASS BY HERSELF!! SO UNBELIEVABLY GORGEOUS.

[@LillianSteele-u9v]

I used to hear my mom sing this song ocasionally around the house when I was small. This song was popular when she was in college. Dorothy was a family favorite.

[@evaphillips2102]

Norma Jean used Dorothy Dandrige as an inspiration when creating the blonde bombshell. You can literally see the mannerisms that inspired her Marilyn Monroe character in this clip. I wish they could have gotten a picture together, they even died around the same age in the same way.

[@reuireuiop0]

They even share some facial similarities

[@Model_Roe]

Exactly 💯

[@Model_Roe]

​​@@reuireuiop0 agree not to mention same kind of bombshell girl next door appeal

[@elifedigansfunnyfactory6890]

The time is a bit off this is much different Line dancers typically moved alike. They where both trained to dance 😊🎉

[@Charlleyw]

They were great friends! They would sweep into segregated white nightclubs together, and nobody had the nerve to throw Dandridge out!

[@starbeauty672]

Talented Dorothy you was more than your looks you made people enjoy your gifts

[@tranacupuncure]

Her voice was unbelievable

[@mickram23]

I'm watching the truly stunning Dorothy Dandridge in 2024. I just wish she knew that she was still turning heads over 80 years later.

[@AAHIAHVideoSeriesChannel]

This was beautifully restored, thank you for posting! These old “soundies” have such a historical significance.

[@voidmstr]

Raised on loco weed!

[@ronbo11]

Clear as a bell and a Summer sky. Thanks for posting this!

[@radiobob805]

Excellent. The first record I ever bought was the Cow Cow Boogie by Ella May Morse. Capitol Record #102.

[@NoWayOut55]

Not a bad first choice to begin your music Career!

[@ESTHERWHITNEY-vk4so]

@radiobob805 No one can top Ella May Morse with her version of "Cow, Cow, Boogie" but even you can't deny that the beautiful Dorothy Dandridge did a pretty decent job singing this song. Poor Dorothy. She had so many obstacles to overcome as well as dealing with the bad luck she had in relationships. May she forever rest in peace.

[@cawiltu]

The movie is 2 years older than I. No wonder I remember babysitters singing those lyrics.❤❤

[@havingagr8time]

Incredibly talented and beautiful too. How could anyone not love her?

[@sheritownsend5359]

I love these videos. I've never seen any of them before.

[@dawnd.5290]

This is the best I've seen of this video. Thanks so much for your efforts 👌🏾

[@paulranger5250]

She was a delight to the eyes and euphonious to the ears.

[@johnfluckiger9693]

Definitely an under-appreciated performer

[@JackMcCabeFL-USA]

Such a talent.

[@DLYChicago]

There is a lot of history to unpack from this gem. Firstly, though, this song would evolve to "Train Kep' a-Rollin'".

[@ROCKSLIDZ]

Dorothy is darling! Thanks so much for sharing this.

[@jimhawkins5834]

Thank you for doing this!

[@isaidwhatisaid383]

Thanks for the extra because I am...well extra ☺️

[@gigguillot4427]

I Loved It! Thank you for preserving it!

[@johnevans9751]

Just 19. She got better every year. Great Soundie, with suggestive lyrics.

[@franciscomacias2097]

So fine !!! Cowboys in color!!! I like that !!! 😊😊😊👍👍👍🎵🎼🇲🇽

[@playmaka_]

She is still one of the most beautifullest woman in the world. Good gosh golly.

[@awaitingthetrumpetcall4529]

You have to include Lena Horne from that era.

[@jasonayres]

I haven't heard somebody say, "Get along, little doggy!" for many years (since I was little!) I didn't know that there was a song attached to it. Thanks 🙂👍

[@adamellis6785]

There is actually a song by that title (although spelled "Git Along, Little Dogies") which has been performed by everyone from Roy Rogers, to Bing Crosby, to The Kingston Trio.

[@jasonayres]

@@adamellis6785 Oh, OK. Thanks🙂

[@dalecarliacarcajou5268]

She dances so swell!

[@dans9463]

I grew up with this music as a cartoon watcher.

[@leolouchios5574]

Gorgeous and awesome...wish I knew about her 60 yes ago.

[@Daisnap]

Dang, she was fabulous! I knew about her acting, not her musical talents until now. Thank you. Another commenter wrote that “He was raised on local weed” has a different meaning now. What did it mean then?

[@HooDatDonDar]

Loco weed. Locoweed (also crazyweed and loco) is a common name in North America for any plant that produces swainsonine, a phytotoxin harmful to livestock. In North America, these plants are Oxytropis and Astragalus. Every rancher is plagued by this stuff on their land. The trouble is it is relatively palatable to livestock, and some individual animals will seek it out. Livestock poisoned by chronic ingestion of large amounts of swainsonine develop a medical condition known as locoism (swainsonine disease, swainsonine toxicosis in North America). They stampede, bellow, gore passers-by, and generaly act up. Locoism is reported most often in cattle, sheep, and horses, but has also been reported in elk and deer. It is the most widespread poisonous plant problem in the western United States. From the Spanish ‘loco’=crazy.

[@Daisnap]

@@HooDatDonDar Oh my gosh, you are an encyclopedia! Thanks for much for that detailed, Illuminating answer. I had no idea this plant existed, let alone caused such harm to livestock and wild animals. So sad. But now I understand the lyrics better. Not a reference to marijuana, but this loco (not local!) weed. Thanks again for your answer.

[@crunchy_kvass]

I'll tell you what, @@Daisnap, I've got a good pair of headphones on and a DAC. Everything's coming through loud and clear, and I can make out the "l" in "local" each time the line comes up! It's no joke, and neither was Harlem. It was already a cosmopolitan epicenter, as well as the home of black excellence on display, by the 1920's, and as early as the 1920's Mexican and African-American groups were developing a mutual and *profound* appreciation for cannabis. It is absolutely not out of the question to have such a pun in this market, in this era; it just makes for fascinating evidence, great cultural anthropology so to speak.

[@Daisnap]

@@crunchy_kvass Ahhh, okay...so you heard the "l"...meaning it was "local" and not "loco" after all? And if it had been "loco", it would have been referring to the aforementioned toxic plants that drove cows crazy and not the marijuana plant? Thanks for the info about Harlem and the great artistry alive there and the cultural appreciation for cannabis. All very interesting.

[@hebneh]

The original lyric IS “loco weed”, and while this a reference to cattle in the American west, it is also a joking reference to marijuana, which at that point in the 1940s was primarily used by Black and Hispanic Americans, notably musicians. This is made clear by the previous line: “He’s got a knocked-out western accent, with a Harlem touch.” The word “Harlem” in mainstream American songs always indicated Black people or African-American culture.

[@floydharrell2338]

💡Beyoncé must have seen this and the 💡 came on in her head 😂😂

[@bobboscarato1313]

I just listened to three versions of the "Cow Cow Boogie"; Ella Fitzgerald; Dorothy Dandridge and Ella Mae Morse. All are excellent but I still prefer Morse's version; maybe is the Trombone solo!

[@jamesdawson4459]

The song had been originally recorded by Ella Mae Morse and released earlier in 1942. I find it rather amazing that Dorothy Dandridge did a version, on film no less, that same year.

[@snarflatful]

What an amazing voice!

[@RR-nl2ep]

Best version of this song period! I was just watching this on TCM. So glad I did. I am so confused though. It was said that blacks were not allowed on TV back then. Strange, because Asians and Hispanics were on TV back then.

[@hubbsllc]

So this was produced in 1942; the AMOS 'N' ANDY radio series was adapted for the feature film CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK in 1930 but with white series and role originators and radio performers Freeman Gosden and Charles Correll playing Amos and Andy in blackface. Even so, the film also had Black performers including highly influential jazz pianist, composer, and bandleader Duke Ellington. There was an Amos 'n' Andy television series also which began in 1950, with Black actors Alvin Childress and Spencer Williams playing the lead characters.

[@charlesbillante7388]

Back then there was no TV.

[@s-wo8781]

For a second I thought that was Doja in the thumbnail until I read the title. What a nice surprise.

[@pooly1959]

Fantastic!!!

[@cheyennedumont5862]

I thank tcm for introducing this to me

[@twangbarfly]

Fantastic!!!! Thanks for this!

[@danlunham4478]

She was just so good.

[@jjakiefte2165]

Who said again that Mary Quant invented the mini skirt?

[@kevbrown1867]

This is 83 years ago boy those sisters really had it going on back then

[@Tremaineswife]

I love her 💜🥰

[@davidgottlieb531]

Breathtaking!

[@erice9536]

My how the diet has changed, not a big girl amongst them. Good stuff!

[@thankthelord4536]

Yeah, since I say 2000.

[@JohnZornAscended]

Food is full of poison.

[@RobertMurphy-v8q]

High fructose corn syrup

[@user-fh6hv4eb56]

This is so cute

[@tacmason]

The Boogie Woogie always did me in !

[@Ralphieboy]

Those miniskirts!

[@garyfrancis6193]

I like authentic cowboy movies.

[@missgangsmashers737]

This is not the uncut version. The uncut version has Dorothy lifting her legs up, they edited it!

[@chrisclem2573]

I keep hearing about that version, but where can I see it? Does it really exist? It would have to be an alternate take since you could not go over 3 minutes and this is exactly 3 minutes long....Not saying it doesn't exist but I would like to confirm it is real and not a myth.If someone has it send it to me and I will post both versions in the same video.....Chris

[@ollierobinson4339]

Harold Nicholas treated her like crap she was so beautiful

[@netarcheruto]

Cris, looks like a young bobby short on piano but when I looked it up, it was a guy named Eugene Jackson; who was uncredited in the shortie. I also noticed that it must have been the era when only light skinned blacks were deemed as the black standard of beauty; as all the female dancers were of a lighter hue. Can anybody confirm that?

[@muzkat101]

Love the song, and it's a cute video, but that dance was something out of Seinfeld; I'm thinking, 'Elaine.' 😆😁😅😉

[@DavidBale-vn4op]

Great musical example for future singers.

[@AlbertBenajam-ww1db]

This is a World War Two anti Hitler song. The label is from Victor joint operation in Canada of 3 firms: 1>Estate of Emil Berliner (Disk phono inventer) 2> RCA Victor USA 3>victor former affiliate His Masters Voice of UK. The label style is called "Bat Wing" and was style Victor used in USA from 1912 to 1925. But used in Canada into 50s.

[@musicaldramaqueen]

That guy with the guns did NOT know what he was doing. She did!

[@figmo397]

She was so wonderful. It makes me angry when I think about all the prejudice she incurred.

[@mrstravel9381]

Her beauty was out of this universe. She was so gorgeous that they let her into “all white venues” or “all white hotels”. Men were crazy about her, and women were jealous!!!

[@garyfrancis6193]

Is this authentic footage from the Long Branch Saloon? This is where I learn my history.

[@Avisogreif]

Thanks, algorithm.

[@pxlmvr7]

Such a cutey!!

[@olipito]

This is really good. Are you sir doing the restoration?

[@georgeriley4818]

He was raised on local weed has an entirely different meaning today.

[@oldie1946]

Probably the same weed with a new name!

[@grantkruse1812]

Don't be so sure that it was any different...Didn't become illegal til 1937...Fats Waller, Cab Calloway, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday and the Marx Bros are all confessed Marijuana users...Locoweed was wild Marijuana that was growing all over the central US from Mexico to Canada...The terms: weed, Mary Jane, and Pot were around for a long time.

[@hebneh]

Not “local”, but “loco”.

[@myradioon]

She said "Loco Weed" and it means marijuana even then. It grows wild in Texas and Black and Mexican cowboys were some of the first to smoke it. Also Jazz musicians.

[@hebneh]

The actual loco weed that cowboys first referred to is a poisonous plant that would make cattle act “loco” after they ate it. For this song, though, it does mean marijuana.

[@dom_pazzo87]

Yeah, Amazing!!! ✌️🖖!!

[@Wolfinger1935]

Love the gun break

[@gregoryschmidt1233]

Whole lotta high yella there.

[@spockboy]

Pretty adorable.

[@steveriddle4458]

Dorothy Dandridge, in this 1942 video does the Hip & Leg Dance Moves that Elvis would later use. while performing.

[@richardthompson3104]

I wonder if she inspired the character in the Red Hot Riding Hood cartoons by Tex Avery. If you have seen them I'm sure you can see the similarity.

[@gregbattles4742]

Black music always was in high demand

[@kennethdaly3620]

Dorothy rules

[@agalgonzalez]

Gypsy Rose and Major Bowes do the jig in the jungle.

[@planetwisconsin9901]

This is called a Soundie. Like a peep show it played a music video.

[@MariyamMuhammad-yq7lv]

❤BOOGIE ❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@oldie1946]

Great Soundie , what is the name of the movie?

[@malvavisco10]

You know it’s a soundie, so why do you ask the name of the film? As you must know, soundies were short musical films, like a precursor to a music video… they were available on coin-operated machines in businesses like restaurants. So this is the film, this is all there is to it 😄 It wasn’t from a full-length musical or anything.

[@oldie1946]

@@malvavisco10 Thanks for setting me straight on the origin of these soundies. I always thought they were made from movie songs. I never knew about the coin-op machines. I could picture colorized DVDs and stereo sound if there were enough of us old folks that cared about this look into the past.

[@stevecook8941]

Truly a beautiful looking woman......Lena Horne was also a beauty.

[@freetomato]

She did it before Beyoncé….

[@jackson76724]

She's beautiful

[@MrStevos]

As you are "try something new" , might I suggest... You Share in the description DATE OF & WHAT this is from ?

[@chrisclem2573]

It is in the description "soundie from 1942"

[@MrStevos]

@@chrisclem2573 Yes, sorry date was right there.. "Soundie" was a whole movie or just a short "music video" ?

[@chrisclem2573]

@@MrStevos They were short music films about 3 minutes long .

[@markatr6]

waay before 'cowboy carter' !

[@deanfirnatine7814]

She was a looker and got better looking as she matured

[@qtallenandrews3715]

Awww suki suki now 😅..."raised on local weed"😂

[@trex70]

Who inventet the Mini Skirt ?

[@watermelonlover745]

This is so cute lol

[@JukeboxJoeB]

She's so beautiful! 😍 Her face reminds me of Candace Owens!

[@oliverclark4979]

Her and Doja cat look alike

[@fortelewisandrew2426]

They do favor one another very much. Speaking of which there's a picture of Dorothy I swore it was Doja Cat.

[@perryjackson2648]

She is reincarnated as dojo cat look up story.

[@oliverclark4979]

@@perryjackson2648 saw it

[@mememinaa7052]

True

[@missgangsmashers737]

No Doja is not Dorothy reincarnated! LOL 😂!

[@peterinbrat]

Ok I need to get my GF a cute cowboy hat and a vest with frills.

[@josephq2228]

💚2024✨sowing.............🚣🎶 🎠🌈🌈🌈💍🌈🌈🌈🔥 Daniel 12 Revelation 21 🌹 keeping the Faith 💜😎

[@theprettyvegan361]

Ella Mae Morse was the one who did this song. Dorothy did ok, but she can’t swing this one like Morse.

[@demialekeesha9305]

An ok vid of me