Fleischer Studios Screen Song ("bouncing ball" cartoon) from 1932 featuring "Radio's Greatest Sensation" The Mills Brothers.
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@stuartperry8141 Жыл бұрын
It amazing how much a lost to their group the death of John Jr was . he was their Rhythm section -bass and guitar
@MikeBlitzMag6 жыл бұрын
Further evidence that the Mills Brothers were so far ahead of the curve that they still set the standard of excellence. Love it.
@madkittyjoey70 Жыл бұрын
Love me some Mills Bros! 😊 My grandma used to play songs by then while driving me to school when I was a kid. This song was one of my favorites.
@roccovitiello70318 жыл бұрын
The Mills Brothers as always are great ... The cartoons of the 1930's could not be beaten by any era
@caspence565 жыл бұрын
Great music, great cartoon, and what great looking guys they were!
@cynthiapickett74035 жыл бұрын
They sure were; a big shock for those recalling them only from later years.
@Magmen6711 жыл бұрын
The depth of their discography, the untimely death of John Jr. in 1936, which probably altered their style in future years, and the fact that they were a black singing group, which probably did not get much play in certain areas of the country, and the fact that they were the first black to have their own radio show, and their longevity should speak for itself.
@Parlophonic6 жыл бұрын
Utterly fantastic! I have been a fan of the Mills Brothers ever since I played one of their records from my dad's 78 collection back in 1962. Superb music and a splendid cartoon which made me chuckle 80 years after it was produced.
@cynthiapickett74036 жыл бұрын
Best horn 🎷 section, EVER!!!!!😂
@jimroveto15437 жыл бұрын
The great Mills Brothers, my favorite group of all time.
@BlindArthurBlake2 жыл бұрын
If I may say so, you sir have exquisite taste in music
@rickhinojosa5455 Жыл бұрын
Me too. Discovered them by chance as a ten year old back in '74. Loved their work ever since. Back in '91, Donald Mills held my two year old daughter and sang to her "daddy's little girl" at my request at concert he was part of. All three of my daughters heard that song as their first song after they were born. They all were something else. 😊🙏
@Magmen6711 жыл бұрын
At that point in time the Mills Brothers were the most popular and best singing group of the period. If you would poll musicologist on this point they would agree with the Mills Brothers.
@RobertoGinsburg5 жыл бұрын
The Mills brothers also were *Human beatbox/ instrument mimic pioneers* . They jam a crazy Jazz also on BETTY BOOP's cartoon *"Betty Boop M.D"*
@cynthiapickett74034 жыл бұрын
Actually, the record used for that cartoon was done by William Costello (known as "Red Pepper Sam" in vaudeville); he was cast as Popeye the Sailor in the subsequent cartoon series.
@MyMy-zi7yv5 жыл бұрын
FANTASTIC!!!!
@scarletweb21064 жыл бұрын
The Mills Brothers are so wonderful
@thugravity Жыл бұрын
that’s surprisingly great editing considering the year this took place in
@sinistrality78833 жыл бұрын
this is technically one of the first music videos.
@JustABowlOfCherries5 ай бұрын
Nope, that goes to 1930 or earlier..
@WansbeckBikecam Жыл бұрын
Fantastic!
@cynthiapickett74035 жыл бұрын
Gotta love these pre-Code cartoons!
@thomasbinninger13553 жыл бұрын
Great short 👏
@nostalgianeverland5924 жыл бұрын
A rare find. Thank you for posting. Made my day!
@TeamRocket201013 жыл бұрын
I Did'nt know this was Public Domain because i just ordered a DVD called Popeye, Betty Boop, & more Fliescher Favorites and this cartoon was included in the collection.
@vincentdesiano48615 жыл бұрын
What a rare find!
@cynthiapickett74034 жыл бұрын
Not for nothing were the Mills Bros. called the Beatles of jazz (this early incarnation); they had the innovative chops.
@sweetaliena15 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much!!! I've been searching for this for a LONG time!!! I can't thank you enough.
@wkucatmom3 жыл бұрын
I love this song!
@harryoakley4 жыл бұрын
The Mills brothers were absolutely great; all the more surprising that they use wrong chords in the bridge of "Dinah"....
@soulvigilante5 жыл бұрын
And now we have EDM. Humanity has jumped the shark.
@prentissbelton75083 жыл бұрын
Great talent.
@Vinicius-by5gc3 жыл бұрын
Perfeição.
@kdegru12 жыл бұрын
Even though the UM&MTV prints are really excellent pictorially and sound wise I would love for a restoration that might restore the original title artwork if at all possible as the UM&MTV titles look so crappy. I get my inspiration from the incredible job that was done with the Popeye classic black and white cartoons restoring the beautiful Paramount titles.
@thehernandezmediacorporation Жыл бұрын
I believe the Fleischer estate is working with Paramount to get these cartoons restored. One of the biggest issues, aside from having to twist Paramount's arm to cooperate, is the fact that the U.M.&M. title alterations were done straight onto the original camera negatives.
@Magmen6711 жыл бұрын
That's why I said that when John Jr. died, it affected how they sounded. With John Sr. in the group they started to sound like an older group, but before that they were the freshest and most inventive singing group on the scene, and three part harmony is easier, than four or five part harmony.
@cynthiapickett74036 жыл бұрын
Not helped by the advent of Swing and big-band music at precisely the same time.
@cynthiapickett74036 жыл бұрын
I have heard several post-1935 recordings by the group; there IS a marked difference between father and son John Mills as far as vocals are concerned.
@musclepunched5 жыл бұрын
This type of animation freaks me out
@cynthiapickett74037 жыл бұрын
Good cartoon; it's too bad it hasn't yet been properly restored. Like everyone else viewing this, it is a bit shocking to see not only young men, but the ill-fated eldest brother who had so much to give.
@cynthiapickett74037 жыл бұрын
Most young folk would do well to watch this cartoon (and listen to the soundtrack) to see where beatboxing originated.
@rrgomes14 жыл бұрын
@lennon1252 AMC broadcast some time in the mid-1990s.
@skullman18804 жыл бұрын
For some reason at 1 46 it gives a spongebob background music your nice vibe to it.
@BigSleepyOx11 жыл бұрын
Very nice. :) Too bad Bing Crosby wasn't in it though. (Bing Crosby and the Mills Brothers joined forces to have a huge hit with this song in 1932, the same year this sing-a-long cartoon was made.)
@curtisdavis8261 Жыл бұрын
Oh, Sweet!
@marioriospinot7 жыл бұрын
Nice.
@Gennettor-nc8kx8 ай бұрын
Grerat stuff, even though they have a few chords wrong...
@Videographic694 жыл бұрын
"My Dinah-might"..
@cynthiapickett74034 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of a fashion/action doll of the 1970's actually called "Dinah-mite".
@jaydenperaza6616 ай бұрын
5:26
@kdegru12 жыл бұрын
Are the great Fleischer brothers screen songs from the early sound period finally available on DVD? I have been looking on and off for some time to no avail. Folks it does not get any better than this. I used to discuss close microphone techniques with Les Paul and we could not get through the subject without mentioning the brilliant technique of the Mills Brothers who experiemented in the early days of recorded sound to develop their very unique sound.
@cynthiapickett74037 жыл бұрын
Especially as evidenced in his many records with then-wife Mary Ford--albeit with an updated (multi-tracking) technique, like overdubbing electric guitars, for example.
@Magmen6711 жыл бұрын
As good as they were, they do not compare with the Mills Brothers. Their harmonies and mimicking of musical instruments and timing are impeccable.
@thomassmith54002 жыл бұрын
6:50, 5:25, 6:36
@rrgomes13 жыл бұрын
Who produced the DVD?
@BabyFaceBren8 жыл бұрын
I'm surprised no one has complained yet about cruelty to animals.
@cynthiapickett74036 жыл бұрын
Yeah!
@CrazyNormie34578 жыл бұрын
In which Carolina? I have to know!
@perryphillips29193 жыл бұрын
Yes lol 😂
@ericmccann213 жыл бұрын
NC
@TeamRocket201013 жыл бұрын
@rrgomes Passport Video
@F0nkyNinja6 жыл бұрын
the little ball going over the lyrics is actually someone sitting and doing that manually with a machine live
@TheJayblaze3 Жыл бұрын
Who was the first to make this song Dinah? Louis Armstrong or the Mills Bros? Personally i love the Louis Armstrong version better.
@EllaRodgers78s7 ай бұрын
I don’t know who did it first, but I know the Boswell sisters did a version, too