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Post #586208 by JOHN-O on Sat, Apr 23, 2011 12:06 PM
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Here's a good example of pre-WWII Polynesian Pop in film... In the 1st clip is Eleanor Powell hula tap dancing in "Honolulu" (1939). This is some great stuff in the fine tradition of 1930's dance musicals !!
In the 2nd clip, she's doing a similar dance in "Ship Ahoy" (1942). This scene is especially noteworthy as it has Tommy Dorsey and his orchestra performing a jazzy "Hawaiian War Chant" in front of an elaborate Poly-pop stage. We see giant PNG shields and some large Tikis as well !!
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