Herb Jeffries sings the title song, with Duke Ellington's band offering a lush performance in this soundie.
Soundies were short films, about three minutes in length. The were meant to be played on a machine called a Mills Panoram, a video jukebox that was typically to be found in bars, lounges, and similar venues. You put a dime in and got a performance from the ten on the machine. The movies would be changed weekly, and from 1940 through 1946, Mills and other companies produced more than two thousand soundies.
That's two dancers from Katherine Dunham's troupe offering a bit of a dance. I think the performances here are a bit over the top, but with Johnny Hodges on the saxophone, there's nothing to complain about.
