Sam Coslow

A bandleader tries to romance a dancer by sending her boyfriend, a musician, out of town. However, things get complicated when he finds out that a gangster has designs on her too.

A talent agent sells his girlfriend to a nightclub – as two separate acts. The deception and constant costume changes are too much for his girl, and the men who have fallen for the different performers.

Louis Armstrong performs with Nicodemus on this Soundie from 1942.

An all-girl band hits paydirt—and mud—when they sign a male crooner and then sell five 25% shares of his contract.

Duke Ellington and His Orchestra perform "Bli-Blip" with Marie Bryant and Paul White

Martha Tilton & Ben Pollack's Orchestra

Soundie with a circus setting featuring the David Rose Orchestra.

Ozzie Nelson takes us along for a typical day for a bandleader.

Comedic musical short featuring the Hoosier Hotshots.

Redd Harper and the Sells in a Soundie capturing a "hillbilly" sound, featuring Florence Gill