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Musical Merry-Go-Round #6

Musical Merry-Go-Round #6

1948Short⏱️ 10mApproved
ShortMusic
5.7
IMDB Rating
34 votes

Musical short featuring Les Brown's take on Strauss' "Blue Danube," Art Lund singing "Mam'sell" to a beautiful blonde, and "Sad Cowboy" while riding on a horse (!), and Tex Beneke sings "Somebody Loves Me."

Director
Jack Scholl
Writers
N/A
Stars
Martin Block, Tex Beneke, Les Brown
Release Date
August 30, 1948
Language
English
Country
United States
💬 2
Reviews
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🎭 Top Cast

👤
Martin Block
as Self - Host
Tex Beneke
Tex Beneke
as Themselves
Les Brown
Les Brown
as Themselves
Art Lund
Art Lund
as Self - Vocalist

🎬 Technical Specs

Aspect Ratio
1.37 : 1
Color
Black and White
Filming Location
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studios - 10202 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA
Production
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

🏷️ Keywords

musical shortfeaturetteblue danube waltzhorsesongs

🎯 Categories

MusicShort

⭐ Featured Review

Meh....you could do better
by planktonrules2017-04-25
4/10

"I have never heard of Martin Block before and this isn't surprising, since he was a popular disc jockey back in the 1940s. He made about a half dozen shorts for MGM...and knowing which is which is tricky. All have the same title AND all were made the same year! The only way to know which is which is by the guest stars in each film. This installment is a little different from the rest. Instead of featuring one band, the short features two band playing modern versions of Strauss' music or music inspired by this waltz king...though after a while, I have no idea WHY they feature some of..."

💡 Did You Know?

Actual on-screen title is: "Martin Block's Musical Merry-Go-Round No. 6"

📖 Synopsis

Musical short featuring Les Brown's take on Strauss' "Blue Danube," Art Lund singing "Mam'sell" to a beautiful blonde, and "Sad Cowboy" while riding on a horse (!), and Tex Beneke sings "Somebody Loves Me."