A Bit of Movie Trivia

[Note: Sadly, the videos have been removed. I’ll repost them if I can find another source.]

Fans of the movie Seven Brides for Seven Brothers might know that some of the songs are lip-synced. Matt Mattox (the actor who played Caleb) was a professional dancer, but not a professional singer. His part in the song Lonesome Polecat was overdubbed in the final movie. But I found this video where you can hear his own voice in the song:

The actual voice in the movie is that of Bill Lee. What fascinated me was finding out that Mr. Lee also overdubbed the vocals in a song from another one of my childhood favorite movies, The Sound of Music. Here’s the song Edelweiss, as it was originally sung by Christopher Plumber:

Boring Home Video

Everyone knows that home videos are boring. So I’ll be sure to title them as such.

This is a short video of Norah’s favorite pastime. She loves watching the ceiling fan spin.

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On a technical note, this was shot and edited entirely on an iPhone 3GS. Impressive, these gadgets are.