Forty Boys and a Song

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A tribute to the Robert Mitchell Choir School of Hollywood, which trains talented young boys in the musical arts in addition to regular academic studies.A tribute to the Robert Mitchell Choir School of Hollywood, which trains talented young boys in the musical arts in addition to regular academic studies.A tribute to the Robert Mitchell Choir School of Hollywood, which trains talented young boys in the musical arts in addition to regular academic studies.

Director
- Irving Allen
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5.2/10

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Director
- Irving Allen
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7User reviews

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Nominated for 1 Oscar
- 1 nomination total

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The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir

Themselves
(as The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir)

Robert Mitchell

Self
(as Bob Mitchell)

Ken Carpenter

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Trivia
Vitaphone production reel #A414

Crazy credits
The narrator credits Robert Mitchell as Bob Mitchell as he walks into the classroom.

Soundtracks
If You Would Like to Lose Your Blues
(1941)
Written by Robert Mitchell and Betty Best
Sung offscreen by The Robert Mitchell Boy Choir during the opening credits
Whistled by two students on the way to class
Reprised by the choir at the end

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Decent Short

Forty Boys and a Song (1941)

** 1/2 (out of 4)

Oscar-nominated short takes a look at The Robert Mitchell Boys Choir school, which was a non-profit school that would teach boys not only their school work but also music. The documentary short talks about what goes on at the school in terms of what is being taught but for the majority of the running time we get the boys singing. "Home on the Range" is probably the highlight of the music, which is pretty much all there is. There's really no sense of direction or style as the film is pretty laid back and straight forward. These boys would eventually be seen in Bing Crosby's GOING MY WAY, which is where most will remember them.