The Yankee Doodler (1942)
Ancestors of music videos, YANKEE DOODLER, ROSIE THE RIVETER, and DEAR ARABELLA were made during World War II for coin-operated jukebox devices found in restaurants, bars and train stations. On built-in glass screens, they projected 16mm films of artists performing popular tunes. These examples, although not in perfect condition, are time capsules of their era. William Frawley was a vaudevillian and musical comedy performer decades before he played Fred Mertz on I Love Lucy.
- Date of release
- 1942-11-08
- TMDB
- 5.0 / 10 (1)
- Runtime
- 3m
- Genres
- Music
- Director
- Herbert Moulton
Casting
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