[Dixielandjazz] Henry Fonda, trumpeter

[Don Ingle]

Anton Crouch wrote:
> Hello Dave
>
> Very nice. First polar bears and, now, this  :-)
>
> Henry Fonda actually played the part of a trumpet player in the comedy
> "On Our Merry Way" (1948). Have a look at
>
> http://us.imdb.com/title/tt0040664/
>
> It's an anthology movie with four stories on the subject "How has a
> child influenced your life?". It's the first feature film teaming of
> Fonda and his friend James Stewart and has a cameo appearance by Harry
> James.
>
> Well worth seeking-out for Fonda and Stewart's performances. I don't
> know whose trumpet playing it is on the soundtrack.
>
> All the best,
> Anton
>
>> [Dixielandjazz] "Hot Lips" Henry (Fonda) playing jazz trumpet!
>> From:
>> David Richoux <tubaman at tubatoast.com>
>> Date:
>> Thu, 1 Jan 2009 16:38:27 -0800
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>> Another great Youtube find!
>>
>> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DbgtvuB73aU
>>
>> Dave Richoux
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Fonda was not a trumpter player infact but DickPowel was. Fred MacMuuray 
was also a saxophoniost and part of a sax quartett that was in late 
stage vaudevulle.
Lots of film notables had been musicians before becoming silver screen 
actors.
The list is rather long when onedigs into it.
Don (best behavior paid off on Hagmanay - no hangover, so I guess I 
didn'y have a good tijme) Ingle