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Mechanical Music in the Movies
By Lee Rothrock

Vivian Blaine sings "I Walked in with my Eyes Wide Open" to
player piano accompaniment starting about 36 minutes into the film
"Nob Hill" (1945), at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as43L9HKU8g
Attachment thumbnail In this case, they actually focus in on the spool box to show the words scrolling by, plus a shot of the keyboard in action -- nice touches, I think. Lee Rothrock [ In the extract at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P2AeywPyGpA
Attachment thumbnail [ only the song sequence is presented. Instead of a piano roll, [ however, I hear a live piano duet played by skilled studio [ pianists; watch the keys move while you listen closely. [ Compare the sound with "San Francisco" playing at the beginning [ of the film. -- Robbie

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