"Accent on Youth" (1935)

We go back to 1935 for the relatively obscure Paramount release “Accent on Youth” starring Sylvia Sidney and Herbert Marshall! 

Here’s the title song as recorded on Decca Records by Orville Knapp and his Orchestra with Norman Ruvell:

 

I’m fascinated by Orville Knapp’s band and this record in particular. I think it’s because it seems so overly stylized in a sweet band way that it’s awesome! 

Orville was sadly killed in an airplane accident in 1936. I wonder if he would have adapted his band to a more modern sound if he had lived.