G.I. Movie Weekly

Pallet 43 - 20506 - GI Movie Weekly -- Sing with the Stars -- produced on film + shipped overseas to GIs during WWII. Army-Navy Screen Magazine #72^^Sing with the Stars segment, produced by Army Pictorial Service. 3 classic Carmen Miranda numbers, with 2 more with bouncing ball sing-a-long lyrics.^^Carmen Miranda and Richard Lane star in this well-produced 11 minute short. Set is latin painted backdrops, with Carmen backed by an all-male big band and chorus. Carmen appears in her classic fruit headdress, sings a Chicky Boom, Chicky Boom like song to lead off set. Follows with "I Yi Yi Yi Yi Yi I love you very much"^^5:00 Bouncing ball segment -- words seen on screen, with Carmen above^^6:15 Song goes to more typical pen and ink drawings with bouncing ball singalong^^8:50 Song: K-K-K-Katy with Miranda et al^^9:15 Miranda with bouncing ball singalong segment^^10:00 Carmen Miranda comes out in new outfit -- white feather headdress, floor-length beaded gown w/dress slit up leg^ ^Note: produced for film, not radio, so there are no mikes in shots as in other GI-related WWII shows such as COMMAND PERFORMANCE and JUBILEE.^^Keyword: World War II entertainment. WWII.^^^^