Glenn Miller had an enormous hit in 1941 with the title song of this soundie. It's hardly surprising that 1942 showed not just this soundie with Buddy Clark and Dolly Mitchell. There was another.

But that's the way these things worked back in the day, when lots of singers and bands would cover a hit. Certainly the general sound of this one is highly reminiscent of Miller's version. However, with lots of bands and record producers, and the ease with which music was licensed, a popular song might have dozens of artists turning out their versions. And the soundies' producers would follow right along.

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There are two...

"Moonlight Cocktail" is a short film that is a 'Soundie'...an early sort of music video that was played on specially built jukeboxes from 1940-1947. These jukeboxers were unusual because they not only played music but video...like music videos of the modern era. And, if you are curious about this an other soundies, you might want to buy yourself a copy of "Soundies the Ultimate Collection"...a 4 disc set of about 200 of these films.

It's very unusual that TWO soundies of the same name and same tune came out...both in 1942! This is pretty odd..especially since neither this version (with Buddy Clark and Dolly Mitchell) nor the other are something all that memorable. I think the tune sung in this one is slightly better of the two but the video portion of the other is a bit cuter and more enjoyable.