Okujongwe kakhulu Ukusuka RCM Productions

In this Soundie, the Mills Brothers sing the title song to a cut-out image of Dorothy Dandridge, which then comes to life and dances for them.

Kay Starr singing "Stop That Dancing Up There".

Louis Armstrong performs with Nicodemus on this Soundie from 1942.

Johnny Taylor sings "Good Nite All" at a house party.

The Terry Twins with Jerry Browne & His Orchestra perform "Chiquita Banana."

R.C.M. Soundie

Tex Williams and Spade Cooley's Western Dance Gang sing "Take Me Back to Tulsa".

Whitey's Lindy Hoppers at their best along with Duke Ellington and his Orchestra performing for this "Hot Chocolate" musical short.

Dorothy Dandridge and band perform "Cow-Cow Boogie".

An early "soundie" in which Dorothy Dandridge & Paul White sing "A Zoot Suit with a Reet Pleat" while getting dressed up for a big date.

The Bronco Busters perform "Old Chisholm Trail."

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

"Let's Scuffle" is a short subject -- a single song-and-dance number -- that appears to have been cut from a feature-length movie: to be precise, a...

Spike Jones and His City Slickers perform "Pass the Biscuits, Mirandy".

The Bronco Busters perform "Silver Spurs."

Dona Drake sings "Sticks and Stones".

Comedic musical short featuring the Hoosier Hotshots.

Chris Cross and crew sing "I Wanna Be a Fireman".

Yvonne De Carlo sings herself to sleep, in her dreams she dances with a Latin dancer. She awakes to sing again.

Harry Langdon lip syncs the title song and interacts with models.