A Symposium on Popular Songs
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20mins
Directed by
Bill Justice,
Starring
Paul Frees,
Gloria Wood,
Billy Storm,
Skip Farrell
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Professor Ludwig von Drake plays a variety of popular music, all of which he wrote. First, ragtime: the Rutabaga Rag, with vegetables dancing in stop-motion. Next, the Charleston, with cut-out animation of a singer and dancers. Dixieland and more cut-out animation; the crooner/love ballad; 50's doo-wop; and finally, rockabilly.