Tuesday, February 02, 2016

Bill Shirley in "Rookies on Parade"

Rookies on Parade is a very "B" movie in a long line of wartime propaganda films. We got it mainly because it stars Bob Crosby, and my wife likes him a lot. Other than that, there is not a lot to recommend the movie - except for one scene. Tenor Bill Shirley performs Londonderry Air backed up by male voices, and it is beautiful. Shirley, by the way, made his biggest movie splash as the voice of Prince Phillip in Disney's Sleeping Beauty.

Bill Shirley, Actor in a black and white portrait.jpg

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