“I’m Just in the Mood Tonight.” Words by Edgar Leslie, music by Horatio Nicholls (pseudonym of Lawrence Wright) (1929). Recorded in London c. September 1929 by Elsie Carlisle under the musical directi...

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Elsie Carlisle, "The Idol of the Radio," was a British dance band singer of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s known for her plaintive charm and risqué levity.

"Carefree" (1938) is an Astaire-Rogers musical comedy with songs by Irving Berlin.

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"Detour" (1945) is a film noir directed by Edgar G. Ulmer and starring Tom Neal and Ann Savage.

"Motion Painting No. 1" (1947) is a short, stop-motion, abstract expressionist film by Oskar Fischinger that won the Grand Prix at the Brussels International Experimental Film Competition.

"A Bungalow, a Piccolo, and You!" Recorded by Ambrose and His Orchestra with vocalists Sam Browne and Elsie Carlisle.

“Blue Again” (Fields-McHugh). Recorded in London in March 1931 by Sid Phillips and His Melodians, with vocal chorus by Betty Bolton. Edison Bell Radio 1486 mx. 90102-2.

Actress, dancer, singer, radio star, and recording artist, Betty Bolton (1906-2005) enriched interwar entertainment with her distinctive vocals.

British dance band singer of the 1930s and 1940s known for the charming elegance of her inimitable style

"The Monarch of the Microphone."

Elsie Carlisle, "The Idol of the Radio," was a British dance band singer of the 1920s, 1930s, and 1940s known for her plaintive charm and risqué levity.

"Christmas in July" (1940) is a comedy-drama written and directed by Preston Sturges and starring Dick Powell.

"Leave Me with a Love Song" (Williams-Kennedy). Recorded in September 1935 by Stan Atkins and His Band, with vocal chorus by Anne Lenner.

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"Home, James, and Don't Spare the Horses." Words and music by Fred Hillebrand (1934). Recorded by Ambrose and His Orchestra with Elsie Carlisle as vocalist on December 11, 1934. Decca F. 5371 mx. GB68...

"Bird of Paradise" (1932) is a pre-Code island fantasy directed by King Vidor and starring Dolores Del Río and Joel McCrea.

"Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) is a sequel to the 1931 Universal horror film "Frankenstein" and stars Colin Clive and Boris Karloff.

"The Riff Song" (Harbach-Hammerstein-Mandel-Romberg). Recorded in February 1927 by Ronnie Munro and His Dance Orchestra (v. Maurice Elwin).

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"When That Man Is Dead and Gone" (Irving Berlin; 1941). Recorded in London on April 9, 1941 by Elsie Carlisle with orchestral accompaniment directed by Jay Wilbur.

"Just a Dancing Sweetheart." Words by Charlie Tobias, music by Peter De Rose (1931). Recorded in Chelsea, London on September 4, 1931 by Spike Hughes and His Dance Orchestra (as Arthur Lally and the M...

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Ann Michelini, Ὕβρισ and Plants, Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, Vol. 82 (1978), pp. 35-44