Soundies - 1942: Would’st Could I But Kiss Thy Hand, Oh Babe

Soundies - 1942: Would’st Could I But Kiss Thy Hand, Oh Babe Ted Fio Rito & his Skylined Music w/ Candy Candido & Iris Dawn RCM Prods. Prod. Sam Coslow SOUNDIES ARE PD. MUSIC RIGHTS MUST BE CLEARED! Couples in living room of house dance as Ted Fio Rito & band play. Man w/ mustache dressed as knight pretending to be suit of armour sings ‘Would’st Could I But Kiss Thy Hand, Oh Babe’ to woman dressed as maid; leers as she bends down; knight & maid perform energetic dance in next room. Very bizarre. Tacky / kitsch; Oddities; Musical Number; Acrobatic Dancing; Lindy Hop; Jive dance; 1940s;