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The Singing Brakeman

1929 · 9 min · US

Directed by Basil Smith

Jasper Ewing Brady III / Basil Smith, Columbia-Victor Gems, 1929. Jimmie Rodgers in the leads. Rodgers sings three of his songs: "Waiting for a Train", "Daddy and Home" and "Blue Yodel". Following Rodgers' success as a recording artist by the end of 1929, the short was filmed at the studios of the Victor Talking Machine Company in Camden, New Jersey. US 1929/30 title; renewal not checked title-by-title. About 9 minutes; Wikimedia Commons print.

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1929 · Source: Wikimedia Commons

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Wikimedia Commons · FM-49 ingest; wikimedia full video

Video: Columbia-Victor Gems · Credit: Archive.org · Public domain · Source: File page

Cast & Crew

Basil Smith · DirectorJimmie Rodgers · Himself

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