The Big Broadcast of 1938 - Variety Performances

Variety Performances

In order of appearance

• "This Little Ripple Had Rhythm,” instrumental piece performed Shep Fields and his Rippling Rhythm Orchestra, with integrated cartoon segments.
• “Don’t Tell a Secret to a Rose” and the Spanish lyrics to “Zuni Zuni” (called “I Love You” in the film) sung by Tito Guízar, with Guízar playing Spanish guitar on “Zuni Zuni.”
• “You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart” sung by Dorothy Lamour and Leif Erickson
• “Brunnhilde’s Battle Cry” (from Richard Wagner’s Die Walkure, Act 2 Scene 1) performed by Metropolitan Opera soprano Madame Kirsten Flagstad with an orchestra conducted by Wilfrid Pelletier.
• Comedy performance by Bob Hope, Ben Blue and Patricia Wilder; “Way Down South in Dixie,” sung a cappella by Patricia Wilder.
• “You Took the Words Right Out of My Heart (reprise)” sung by Dorothy Lamour.
• “Thanks for the Memory” sung by Bob Hope and Shirley Ross.
• “Mama, That Moon is Here Again” song and slapstick dance performed by Martha Raye and dancers.
• “The Waltz Lives On,” sung by Bob Hope, Shirley Ross and chorus. Includes a section from “Truckin’ (They’re Going Hollywood in Harlem)” sung by Martha Raye; and musical sections from “At a Georgia Camp Meeting” and “Charleston.”