Dinah
About Dinah
Cartoon animals load the cargo ship Dinah Lee. A giraffe and an alligator are put to work as deck machinery. The Mills Brothers then sing Dinah, and a bouncing ball leads the audience through the chorus.
Cast & crew
More about Dinah
Dave Fleischer directed this Screen Song. It was made in 1932 and released on 13 January 1933. The year on the title stays 1933. The Mills Brothers — Donald, Harry, Herbert, and John — perform. Harry Akst wrote the song, with lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young. A listed running time is 8 minutes. The Commons file is labeled 1932.
Themes
Background
A Fleischer Screen Song of January 1933, mixing a cargo-ship cartoon with the Mills Brothers and a bouncing-ball chorus.
Music
The Mills Brothers sing Dinah, music by Harry Akst and lyrics by Sam M. Lewis and Joe Young, with a bouncing ball for the chorus.
Preservation
A copy is on Wikimedia Commons, under a 1932 label.
Notes
- It is their second Fleischer short, after I Ain't Got Nobody.
- Wikidata also names David Tendlar.
- The ship in the cartoon is the Dinah Lee.
- The Commons filename uses 1932, the year it was made.
Scenes
- Animals load the Dinah Lee, then the brothers bring in the bouncing ball.
Also available
- Wikimedia Commons (Dinah (1932).webm)
