The Yankee Doodler

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.

Genre:

Music

Duration:

3 min

Actor:

William Frawley

Quality:

HD

Director:

Herbert Moulton

Release:

1942

IMDb:

5.0