Heard on the soundtrack of the 1933 RKO feature "King Kong." Composed by Max Steiner.

King Kong March (Steiner) Jim Roseveare, Pipe Organ

recorded in the garden of Novarro's home, Laurel Canyon, CA.  Recording and photo courtesy the Matias Bombal Archive.

Phillip Jenkinson Interviews Ramon Novarro, 1966

Abriani, John

My Silent Love -Abriani Tanzorchester, Berlin

Nan Blakstone with Novelty Orchestra (Nat Gonella - t / Stanley Black - p / Bill Harty - d)

Oriole P-107 mx. 206

London, December 30, 1931

Nan Blakstone - I'll Putcha Pitcha In The Paper - 1931

JIM RIGGS- Golden Bear Playhouse Cal Expo- January 14, 1979
Jim Riggs (23) plays the 2/7 Wurlitzer Style E theatre organ of the Golden Bear Playhouse at Cal-Expo in Sacramento, California for a cold and rainy Sunday afternoon meeting of the Sierra Chapter of the ATOS. This instrument was previously installed in the Sacramento residence of Larry Weid, originally from the Palace Theatre of San Leandro.  It was installed in the playhouse in 1974, later removed from Cal-Expo in 1980. Recording from the collection of Jim Riggs.
Transfer from a MAXELL normal bias cassette tape with slight editing and noise reduction by Matías Bombal, December 26, 2023. The recordist of the actuality is unknown.

Program:
-First number and emcee introduction not recorded
Dolores
Temptation
Heigh-Ho Everybody, Heigh-Ho!
-Medley of song hits from THE GAY DIVORCEE (RKO, 1934) (next 6 selections)
Night and Day (intro)
A Needle In A Haystack
Don't Let It Bother You
Let's  Knock Knees
Night And Day
The Continental
12th Street Rag
Isn't It A Lovely Day To Be Caught In The Rain
- I n t e r m i s s i o n- for the ATOS Chapter business meeting
-TV show themes- name that tune! (next 8 selections)
F Troup
My Favorite Martian
The Doris Day Show
The Patty Duke Show
Family Affair
Maverick
Wild West West
My Three Sons
No Other Love
Begin The Beguine
Garden In The Rain
The Perfect Song
You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
Dear Little Boy Of Mine
You Were Meant For Me
Somebody Stole My Gal
I'll Be Seeing You

Image: 19 year-old Jim Riggs  at the Wurlitzer 2/7 console at the Golden Bear Playhouse at Cal-Expo, Jim Riggs collection. Photo color restoration by Eric Mathias.
Vintage audio equipment used for transfer and digitization maintained and serviced by Mark Pollock.
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Jim Riggs- Cal Expo Golden Bear Playhouse- January 14, 1979

4/21 Wurlitzer organ, New York Paramount Theatre Studio, February 8, 1931.

Helen Crawford, organist
Louis A. Witten, announcer
Paul Small, tenor
Aldo Ricci, conductor, "The Royal Duotones"

THE ROYAL DUOTONES
Canebreak - Gardiner
Lover, Come Back to Me (Paul Small)

HELEN CRAWFORD
Thanks to You
Overnight
Walkin' My Baby Back Home (Paul Small)

THE ROYAL DUOTONES
Sing-Song Girl (Paul Small)

Helen Crawford, organist, "Royal Typewriter Hour," CBS Radio, February 8, 1931, Part 2.

4/36 Christie organ, Regal Cinema, Marble Arch, London, England.

Emanuel Starkey, conductor.

English Columbia 12" 78, # DX 15, recorded January 31, 1930.

Singing in the Bathtub
The Only Song I Know
Your Love Is All That I Crave
Lady Luck
Just One Hour of Love
Singing in the Bathtub (reprise)

Quentin Maclean, organ and orchestra:  "Show Of Shows" Selection

Roy Fox c - v dir. Nat Gonella - Sid Buckman - t / Joe Ferrie - tb / Billy Amstell - Mickey Amstell - cl - as / Harry Berly - cl - ts - vl / Lew Stone - p - cel - a / Al Bowlly - g / Don Stuteley - sb / Bill Harty - d - vib / Ella Logan - v.

Decca F.2487 mx. GB-3171-2

London, September 3, 1931.

Roy Fox & his Band - What's Keeping My Prince Charming - 1931

Issued as "The Masqueraders."

Carroll Gibbons - p dir. Bill Shakespeare - Billy Higgs - t / Don Mcaffer - tb / Paul Fenoulhet - tb - a / George Melachrino - cl - as - vn / Laurie Payne - cl - as - bar / George Smith - ts / Ben Frankel - vn / Sid Bright - 2nd p / Harry Sherman - g / Jack Evetts - sb / Rudy Starita - d - vib / Les Allen - v.

Columbia CB-489 mx. CA-12916-1

London, July 25, 1932.

Savoy Hotel Orpheans - Say That You Were Teasing Me - 1932

Recorded January 5, 1972, in the studio of Jack Bethards, 472 Tehama Street, SF. Peter Mintun at the piano. Weber Piano, RCA-44BX microphones.

Jim Riggs- Cal Expo Golden Bear Playhouse- January 14, 1979

Matías Antonio Bombal

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