To the accompaniment of pipe organ, Edwin C. Hill narrates the story of one of America's most successful woman composers, Carrie Jacobs-Bond, who is seen in silent film footage. Mrs. Bond is shown, at age 71, playing with her two dogs, walking with friends and practicing the piano at home. Her songs, which were phenomenally popular in the early 20th century, are sung off screen by 34-year-old radio baritone Ralph Kirbery, known in the early 1930s as "The Dream Singer." The songs are "A Perfect Day" (1910), "Just a Wearyin' for You" (1901) and "I Love You Truly" (1906).
Neil E. McGuire
Director
Edwin C. Hill
Narrator
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Carrie Jacobs Bond
Ralph Kirbery
Singer
Florence Foster Jenkins66%
Zappa72%
Music and Lyrics64%
Titanic79%
Yankee Doodle Dandy70%
Maestro62%
Copying Beethoven64%
The Idea of You72%
Cats Don't Dance72%
Elvis74%
Piece by Piece72%
Music by John Williams80%
Cadillac Records70%
American Symphony66%
CODA78%
That's Entertainment!73%
TINA77%
Cinderella63%
O Brother, Where Art Thou?73%
Waterloo Bridge75%
