I was lucky enough to sing a Cole Porter song in "Born to Dance" with Eleanor Powell. At...
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Jimmy Stewart:
I was lucky enough to sing a Cole Porter song in "Born to Dance" with Eleanor Powell. At first the studio planned to have someone else record the vocal. But, the tune became such a big hit that they decided to let me do it. You see, they figured the song was so good that even my singing couldn't hurt it.
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I was lucky enough to sing a Cole Porter song
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in Born to Dance with Eleanor Powell
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At first the studio planned to have someone else record the vocal
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But the tune became such a big hit that they decided to let me do it
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You see
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they figured the song was so good that even my singing couldn't hurt it
Clip duration: 22 seconds
Views: 64
Timestamp in movie: 00h 37m 37s
Uploaded: 05 December, 2022
Genres: documentary, family, musical
Summary: Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favourite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history.
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