Scopitone Shorts
Description: In this scopitone Bobby Vee shows up late at a beach party. Surprisingly, everyone is happy to listen to him belt out his song. There is something creepy about men wearing nothing but speedos and a Vespa while following Bobby Vee and his date... just sayin'. Dancer Millie Hamm is also seen in this one. She was almost made famous in Las Vegas Hillbillies! From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1021.
Description: Jayne Mansfield sings an updated version of Guided Missiles (by the Cuff Links) in this scopitone. Mansfield performed this song in a 1965 movie called Missilewoman, in which she plays Lee Hamilton Junior, a woman who, through a series of accidents, is drafted and is eventually assigned to a Nike Hercules missile site where she is nominated to be Miss Nike! Hilarity ensues.
Description: Jayne Mansfield sings an updated version of Guided Missiles (by the Cuff Links) in this scopitone. Mansfield performed this song in a 1965 movie called Missilewoman, in which she plays Lee Hamilton Junior, a woman who, through a series of accidents, is drafted and is eventually assigned to a Nike Hercules missile site where she is nominated to be Miss Nike! Hilarity ensues.
Description: Barry Young's One Has My Name, The Other Has My Heart is an example of that very narrow musical genre, the Cheating Song. This is the premier scopitone cheating song and the film does it justice. Barry sings about being married but wishes he wasn't. Features the Ol' Ball And Chain and it isn't a good advetisement for Wheaties! From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1040.
Description: January Jones sings That Old Gang of Mine. Wow. Really? You know we can't go on a trip to the cemetery just to dig up your old friends. She sings about giving up her furs, diamonds and pearls to see that old gang one more time but says nothing about bikinis. BIKINIS, bikinis, bikinis! From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1015. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: The girls arrive at the lake party in a VW bus as the men finish their sproinging practice for the fun to come. Shayne Wallace (AKA Shani Wallis) sings about men... tall ones, small ones, etc... and blesses them all. This song probably originated with British personnel in India in 1880 but really became popular in WWII. The song is well done by Shani (or is it Shayne?) even though the video includes the "look what I caught fishing" bikini gag. The scopitone ends with the women leaving in their VW bus. From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1028. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Herb Alpert plays Tijuana Taxi while his dancers annoy the heck out of tourists. The female dancers keep alternating between slacks and skirts. Why? So they can do a quick flash spin for the audience... such as it is. From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1064. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Betty Clair sings Scopitone Party. It looks like fun! Everyone is dancing and wearing bikinis.... and singing in French. A retro design; so far as I know there was never a table tent for scopitone CA-205. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Joi Lansing sings Web of Love as a guy in a snake costume slither arounds, a witch doctor jumps about (same guy) and several women who clearly are not from equatorial climes do some back up dancing. Very sultry. A retro design; so far as I know there was never a table tent for scopitone S-1057. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Barbara McNair sings a beautiful rendition of Irma la Douce. I like to joke about these things but this one is actually very good. It does feature the weirdest judge I've ever seen wearing some kind of official judicial beret but it IS France. From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone number S-1061. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Billie Lee Riley sings Red Dress... or High-Heeled Sneakers... depending on what listing you are looking at. This scopitone appears to have been filmed live via randomcam at the Sleaze-A-Go Go! From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone number unknown. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Remember: she's telling a story! Princess Leilani does the hula in the scopitone film which advises you to keep your eyes on the hands... and don't mow the lawn when you see a grass skirt. While Leilani :and the rest" dance Alex belts out Hawaiian tunes on a uke that sounds like a steel guitar. WOW! From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1041. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: George McKelvey (winner of the National Sonny Bono Look-A-Like contest, 1965, 1966 and 1968) sings a lovely scopitone ballad about a guy and his girlfriend who have a fight and he ends up in a fallout shelter and the girlfriend doesn't. It's a protest song... that you can dance to! A retro design; so far as I know there was never a table tent for scopitone S-1046. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time. George McKelvey was known more for his comedy than his singing talents.
Description: Jayne Mansfield sings in SnickSnack Snuckelchen, the movie that asks the question "VAS?" I think the answer is that question is "der flotte ist in Hamburg, baby!" Parody design based upon the advertisements of the time. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Joi Lansing does the song The Silencers, from the movie of the same name with Dean Martin. The scopitone starts out with her singing about .22s and .38s and then she pulls a gun out on the audience. A moment later she puts it in her pocket, takes off her trenchcoat and shows off her REAL secret weapon. Some obligatory bikini dancing in this one. From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1053. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: During Operation Iraqi Freedom the Multi-National Corps Iraq (MNCI) formed an Information Operations Task Force to combat enemy disinformation and misinformation and to reach target audiences with positive information about the Coalition. IOn effect, we wanted the insurgents to dance to OUR tune instead of the other way around. What better nickname could we have than Task Force Scopitone, named after the crazy multilingual music videos of the 1960s! The "badge" incorporated twin palm trees as a frame, a sword with a lightning bolt signified information as a weapon and the snake being hit with it represented the insurgency.
Description: Princess Leilani appears in this scopitone film of Smouldering Drums. From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1042. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Hanna Ahroni singing Padam, Padam! Sung in French ("padam, padam" isn't a word, it's the sound of your heartbeat) this is actually pretty classy for a scopitone. If you like Paris, you'll love Robaire's! Located right next to the strip club. Film S-1035. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: The girls arrive at the lake party in a VW bus as the men finish their sproinging practice for the fun to come. Shayne Wallace (AKA Shani Wallis) sings about men... tall ones, small ones, etc... and blesses them all. This song probably originated with British personnel in India in 1880 but really became popular in WWII. The song is well done by Shani (or is it Shayne?) even though the video includes the "look what I caught fishing" bikini gag. The scopitone ends with the women leaving in their VW bus. From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1028. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Joi Lansing sings Web of Love as a guy in a snake costume slither arounds, a witch doctor jumps about (same guy) and several women who clearly are not from equatorial climes do some back up dancing. Very sultry. A retro design; so far as I know there was never a table tent for scopitone S-1057. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: George McKelvey (winner of the National Sonny Bono Look-A-Like contest, 1965, 1966 and 1968) sings a lovely scopitone ballad about a guy and his girlfriend who have a fight and he ends up in a fallout shelter and the girlfriend doesn't. It's a protest song... that you can dance to! A retro design; so far as I know there was never a table tent for scopitone S-1046. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time. George McKelvey was not known as a singer but more as a comedian.
Description: Kay Starr sings Around The World In 80 Days. From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1010. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Gale Garnett describes traveling around the world to find happiness and finding out about the geography of Hell along the way. It's OK though.... she's known as a sport! A retro design; so far as I know there was never a table tent for scopitone S-1045. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Ethel Ennis sings "I've Got That Feeling!" From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1039. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Gale Garnett describes traveling around the world to find happiness and finding out about the geography of Hell along the way. It's OK though.... she's known as a sport! A retro design; so far as I know there was never a table tent for scopitone S-1045. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Sue Raney performs Before the Rain. Lots of lying down in the grass in the Astroturf Gardens while cards get washed down the gutters. Thankfully, the backup dancers never have to dress down for the beach! From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1036. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Vicki Carr belts out "Everything I've got belongs to you" in a film which includes really unrealistic street fighting scenes. From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1038. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Joi Lansing sings Web of Love as a guy in a snake costume slither arounds, a witch doctor jumps about (same guy) and several women who clearly are not from equatorial climes do some back up dancing. Very sultry. A retro design; so far as I know there was never a table tent for scopitone S-1057. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
Description: Donna Theodore performs Femininity, which starts with some guys undressing her with their eyes... or something. She doesn't understand why she always ends up on that bearskin rug while she's setting a Scopitone record for outfirst worn in a single production. Femininity! Scopitone S-1056. From an original "table tent" design. Scopitone S-1034. Scopitones are music films made for a video jukebox in the 1960s. There were over 70 American ones produced and hundreds of European ones, featuring well-known artists of the time.
