popular melodies
DeCoNsTrUcTeD
POPULAR MELODIES    (SCREEN SONGS)   1933
ARTHUR JARRETT  -  himself
BETTY BOOP  -  MAE QUESTEL
CHILDREN  -  MAE QUESTEL
MUSIC SUPERVISOR  -  LOU FLEISCHER
MUSICAL DIRECTOR  -  SAMMY TIMBERG
KEEP A LITTLE SONG HANDY
Sung by an off-screen chorus during opening credits
LETS GO OUT IN THE OPEN AIR
Played when the artist puts the kids in the car and drives off
(video clip is unrelated footage of vintage beauty contest)
SOBRE LAS OLAS (OVER THE WAVES)
Played when the car drives
​on the telephone lines
ROCK-A-BYE BABY
Played when the car crashes
​and the children land in the tree
FRUHLINGSLIED (SPRING SONG)
Played briefly when the artist
​is painting the posing tree
MY SILENT LOVE
Performed in live action by Arthur Jarrett
​- featuring the bouncing ball
ONE HOUR WITH YOU
Performed in live action by Arthur Jarrett
​while he is painting Betty Boop
​- featuring the bouncing ball
BETTY BOOP
Performed in live action by Arthur Jarrett
​- featuring the bouncing ball
Also continues to play during the final scene when
the painter and children are in the field
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