Dorothy Dandridge and the Four Spirits of Rhythm testify in this nicely shot gospel soundie.
Soundies were short films, about three minutes in length. The were meant to be played on a machine called a Mills Panoram, a video jukebox that was typically to be found in bars, lounges, and similar venues. You put a dime in and got a performance from the ten on the machine. The movies would be changed weekly, and from 1940 through 1946, Mills and other companies produced more than two thousand soundies.
Miss Dandridge appeared in several of these soundies at the beginning of her movie career. The editing on this one is particularly good; as the frenzied spirit overtakes the worshippers, the editing grows faster and faster.
Soundies were short films, about three minutes in length. The were meant to be played on a machine called a Mills Panoram, a video jukebox that was typically to be found in bars, lounges, and similar venues. You put a dime in and got a performance from the ten on the machine. The movies would be changed weekly, and from 1940 through 1946, Mills and other companies produced more than two thousand soundies.
Miss Dandridge appeared in several of these soundies at the beginning of her movie career. The editing on this one is particularly good; as the frenzied spirit overtakes the worshippers, the editing grows faster and faster.
