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Another movie my wife won't watch with me...

"Battle song" by Ukestar (making video 2010)

I had seen Gio on the late great Midnight Ukulele Disco. Here he is in Japan as part of a film. This video is a "the making of" type video. If noting else check out the ukulele conglomeration "ukeytar" shown at the 8:00 minute mark. Gio also has a cool scene at the 8:38 mark. It's a crazy video of Japanese Uke Punk. Are you crazy enough to check it out?

Gidget Goes Hawaiian

Vintage Movie Clip...

Alistair Wood shares another Movie for the List

Here's an e-mail from Al at UKULELE HUNT:

Hi Jeff,

Here's a great uke clip from Woody Allen's Broadway Danny Rose for the list:

http://www.dailymotion.com/video/xd8s97_la-rose-poupre-du-caire-le-magasin_shortfilms

Thanks Al

http://UkuleleHunt.com
http://HowToPlayUkulele.com

A Clip from Some Like it Hot...

I just watched this movie a few weeks ago to see a Marylin Monroe movie for the very first time that I can remember. It was a silly movie that I did enjoy but the ukulele got only a minor part in this traincar scene.



POB, Inc.

SOUTH SEAS CINEMA

I just got an e-mail from Matt at South Seas Cinema... and this is definitely something that suits me well because I enjoy vintage movies. For those of you that enjoy island life, or dreaming about the tropical climates while in the depths of snow this site has a diversion for you.

I need to finalize my Ukuleles-In-Movies list and get it ready for easy viewing.

[To see South Seas Cinema just click the blog entry title above]

UKULELE MOVIES || Doris Day -- On Moonlight Bay

I have still been keeping track of movies with ukulele scenes. Wendy and I watched a couple more movies from a small Doris Day collection. The movie, On Moonlight Bay, set in the WWI time period in middle America. There's a parlour scene when a suitor sings a song with a ukulele to Doris Day then her little brother picks up the ukulele and strums a bit.

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No Depression Music -- (There's No Depression in Heaven)

http://www.nodepression.com/

MOVIES || Japanese Sandman || Debra Paget

This YT video mixes snapshots with Beachboys music and segments of the movie. There's an extended ukulele scene. Suekulele said in her comment on the the Ukulele Movies post, "A beautiful scene of Debra Paget and Hoagy Carmichael doing "Japanese Sandman". He appears to play a soprano uke while she dances and sings.".

Ms Paget was quite a dancer. I came across this video of a Fritz Lang's INDIAN EPIC a German Film. This clip is quite intense and will likely only appeal to those with higher levels of testosterone and exotic dancers. Sorry there's no ukulele in this clip.
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UKULELE SCENES IN MOVIES

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PLEASE HELP ME ADD TO THIS MOVIE LIST
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Hello ukulele friends:
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I have a few movies that have ukulele scenes in them and I thought I would devote this entire post to just movies with ukulele scenes. I would like to know what movies that have a substantial ukulele playing sequence that might be worth watching. For instance I have the movie, The Glass Bottom Boat, in which Doris Day and Arthur Godfrey sing and he plays the ukulele for two complete songs: Que Sera, Sera and the Glass Bottom Boat. It is a fun early color film from 1966. HU

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Foreign, I mean non-U.S., film names are VERY welcome. I will edit and realphabetize this list as I get more information. As this lists develops I'll change it to spreadsheet and make a pdf for easier viewing. NOTE: I have not checked all of the movies in the list (yet).

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50 First Dates (Adam Sandler)

A League of Their Own (???)

Australia (Hugh Jackman, Nicole Kidman)
Balloonatic 1923 Silent (Buster Keaton)
Blue Hawaii 1960 (Elvis)

The Cat's Meow 2001 (Ian Whitcomb soundtrack)

Dirty Dancing (Baby's Sister plays a Baritone Uke)
Five Easy Pieces (Jack Nicholson)
Forgetting Sarah Marshall
The Jerk 1979 (Steve Martin, Lyle Ritz [not seen])
Joe Versus the Volcano (Tom Hanks)
GEORGE FORMBY [ALL of HIS MOVIES, this be a separate blog entry]

The Gus Kahn Story ( Doris Day)
Glass Bottom Boat 1966 (Doris Day, Arthur Godfrey)

Honolulu 1939 (Gracie Allen, Eleanor Powell)

==> http://humbleuker.blogspot.com/2009/08/gracie-allen-plays-ukulele.html

IT (Clara Bow silent movie)

==> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BvmzET12lA0

Mixed Nuts (Steven Martin, Adam Sandler)

On Moonlight Bay 1951 (Doris Day -- WWI era time period)
Pest from the West 1939 (Buster Keaton)

Please Don't Eat the Daisies 1960 (Doris Day)
The Hudsucker Proxy (Charles Durning)
The Jumping Flea - Tales of the Modern Uke (Ukulele Documentary)
The Purple rose of Cairo (Mia Farrow)
Reds (Warren Beatty)
Rock That Uke 2007 (Documentary)
Seabiscuit (William H. Macy uke on his office wall, no playing)

Shallow Hal
Some Like It Hot (Marylin Monroe)
Sons of the Desert 1940 (Laurel & Hardy)
Stage Door 1937 (Ginger Rogers)
Stanley's Gig 2000 (William Sanderson, Ian Whitcomb's playing [not seen])

Steamboat Bill, Jr. 1920's Silent (Buster Keaton)
Stingray Sam (Cory McAbee)

The Giant Gila Monster
Take a Chance 1933 (Cliff Edwards)

A Thousand Clowns
Waikiki Wedding 1937 (Bing Crosby & Martha Raye)

Waking Life (Guy Forsyth)
Walk Hard - The Dewey Cox Story

Where the Truth Lies (Kevin Bacon plays a tiple)
You, Me & Dupree (Owen Wilson)

QUICK UKE SPOTTINGS (in movies)

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Miss Congeniality (Sandra Bullock) (A uke is held by a beauty contestant)

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TELEVISION & ANIMATION
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I Love Lucy "Little Ricky Gets Stage Fright"

Lilo & Stitch (Disney)

Princess & the Frog (Disney)

The Muppets (where? Ukulele Lady)

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There's a quick link for future access "UKES in MOVIES LIST"

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CONTRIBUTORS LIST

(Thanks and Happy Strumming to all!)

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Amazon Movies

http://www.amazon.com/Flicks-Ukes-Movies-Ukuleles/lm/R1S4U7SWCSWJN6

Ukulele Underground (Hawaii+) http://ukuleleunderground.com/forum/showthread.php?t=4646

Shelley Rickey (Netherlands) http://shelleyrickey.blogspot.com/

Alistair Wood (UK) http://www.ukulelehunt.com/

Liesbeth en Karl (muziek maken in Belgium)

http://www.blogger.com/profile/16859920679736825433

Ron Hale

reyalpeleluku http://reyalpeleluku.wordpress.com/

Ukey111

Tim Hatcher http://vo-do-de-o.blogspot.com/

Wheres UKE-O?

I was looking for Amanda on YT (previous post) to ask what she's done to her uke and came across a Disney movie trailer. Disney, has a strong-hold in Americana, and my heart, I guess. Took a peek at this movie that I'd never seen and voila! Even animation is getting in on the uke band.

On the same movie topic and way back in 1951, the glorious story of Gus Kahn (Danny Thomas)and his wife Grace LeBoy Kahn (Doris Day) came into theaters and now it's in DVD. Got it as a part of a Doris Day movie collection! Gus Kahn was a very popular music writer. The name of the movie is "I'll see you in my dreams". It has many old-time uke-popular and just plain old popular songs of that time that are now timeless: It had to be You, Yes Sir That's my Baby, Carolina in the Morning, Love me or leave me, Makin' Whoopee; No, no Nora; I'll see you in my dreams... There's also a ukulele scene in the movie.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gus_Kahn