Song of the Islands

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"The Music Maids sing the title song, while Dick Winslow conducts his orchestra; then the camera shifts to what is supposed to be an island couple making out in this decent but unexceptional early soundie. Soundies were short films, slightly less than three minutes in length. They were issued from 1940 through 1946, and the vast majority were musical numbers. They were intended to be played on a machine called a Mills Panaram, which might be found in restaurants, bars, and similar locations. Drop in a dime, and you got one random choice out of a loop of ten. They were changed weekly, and Mills..."