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Sing with the Commodores No. 1

Roger Blais & Douglas Tunstell

1951 10 min

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The Commodores sing Aunt Rhoda, Polly Wolly Doodle, Sweet Genevieve, Loakie's Boat and I've Been Working on the Railroad. The words of the last four songs appear on screen for audience sing-along.

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The Commodores sing Aunt Rhoda, Polly Wolly Doodle, Sweet Genevieve, Loakie's Boat and I've Been Working on the Railroad. The words of the last four songs appear on screen for audience sing-along.

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Credits

• director
  Roger Blais
  
  Douglas Tunstell
  
• producer
  Sydney Newman
  
• camera
  Walter A. Sutton
  
  Lorne C. Batchelor
  
  John Spotton
  
• sound
  Roger Beaudry
  
  Clifford Griffin
  
• editing
  Nicholas Balla
  
  Wolf Koenig
  

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