Category Archives: Video

GLORIFYING THE AMERICAN GIRL

This 1929 Paramount release featured Yip's first widely released song, "What Wouldn't I Do for That Man?" (composer, Jay Gorney). In the film, Helen Morgan sings it perched on a piano, her trademark performing pose. The Kino BluRay edition was released in December, 2019 (Kino 24183). The song was also used in a … Continue Reading ››

Applause

Applause (1929). Groundbreaking early talkie directed by Rouben Mamoulian and starring Helen Morgan; contains Yip's first film song, written with composer Jay Gorney, "What Wouldn't I Do for That Man?" One of the extra features of this DVD is Morgan's performance of the same song in another 1929 release, Glorifying the American Girl. … Continue Reading ››