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All Quiet on the Western Front 1930

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The 1930 film All Quiet on the Western Front follows a group of idealistic young German students who enthusiastically enlist in World War I, only to have their romantic notions of glory shattered by the brutal, dehumanizing realities of trench warfare and the loss of their comrades.

Free and Easy song lyrics

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Song lyrics to Free and Easy (1930), Sung by Buster Keaton in the film “Free and Easy”, Words by Roy Turk. Music by Fred E. Ahlert.

Lyrics

  1. All you boys with high blood pressure
    All you girls with too much flesh
    Your day has come at last
    Here’s a dance you poor wall flowers
    Once you try, you’ll dance for hours
    I’ll explain it fast
    Hot stuff is taboo, follow me, and do

Cover Girl

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When nightclub singer Rusty Parker (Rita Hayworth) “wins” a contest held by a wealthy magazine publisher (Otto Kruger), she becomes an overnight sensation as a cover girl. Will instant fame cost Rusty her relationship with boyfriend Danny (Gene Kelly)? Musical comedy favorite includes star-making performances by Hayworth and Kelly, standout supporting turns by Phil Silvers and Eve Arden, and songs by George Gershwin and Jerome Kern.

Heidi

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Heidi (1937) starring Shirley Temple, Jean Hersholt, Marcia Mae, May Nash

When little Heidi’s cruel aunt steals her (and sells her) her grouchy grandfather searches for her. Meanwhile she brings happiness to the invalid daughter of a wealthy man.

Girl Crazy

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Girl Crazy (1943) starring Mickey Rooney, Judy Garland

In Girl Crazy, a teenage playboy is sent to a Western school by his father. There aren’t supposed to be any girls for miles around, but … Two lades, competing to be rodeo queen, compete for the young man’s affections. One of the best of the Judy Garland/Mickey Rooney “Let’s put on a show” musicals. Driven by a George and Ira Gershwin musical score.

Fox Song

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Fox Song – folk song dating back to the middle ages

The fox went out on a chilly night,
he prayed to the Moon to give him light,
for a many a mile to go that night
before he reached the town-o, town-o, town-o,
many a mile to go that night
before he reached the town-o.

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