''Sing and Be Happy'' is a series of animated

sing-along Sing-along, also called community singing or group singing, is an event of singing together at gatherings or parties, less formally than choir singing. One can use a songbook. Common genres are folk songs, patriotic songs, kids' songs, spirituals ...

films produced by

Universal Pictures Universal Pictures (legally Universal City Studios LLC, also known as Universal Studios, or simply Universal; common metonym: Uni, and formerly named Universal Film Manufacturing Company and Universal-International Pictures Inc.) is an Ameri ...

. The first film in the series was released in 1946. Harold James Moore was a director of the films. He also directed ''The Singing Narners'' and the 17-minute documentary ''Harnessed Lightning'' about a Kentucky horse farm. ''Sing and Be Happy'' featured

Jane Pickens Jane Pickens Hoving (10 August 1907 – 21 February 1992)DeLong, Thomas A. (1996). ''Radio Stars: An Illustrated Biographical Dictionary of 953 Performers, 1920 through 1960''. McFarland & Company, Inc. . P. 216-217. was an American singer on B ...

Leonard Anderson Leonard Anderson was an American film editor and film director, and he co-owned a film production company. Anderson's short films of African-American musical acts include footage of Anna Mae Winburn with the International Sweethearts of Rhythm, Lu ...

was an editor for the films. He also produced films featuring African American performers.

Filmography

*''Sing and Be Happy'' (1946) *''Merrily We Sing'' (1946) *''A Bit of Blarney'' (1946) by Harold James Moore *''The Singing Barbers'' (1946) *''Let's Sing A College Song'' (1947) featuring The Gordonaires *''Kernels of Corn'' (1947) *''Let's Go Latin'' (1947 *''Let's Sing A Western Song'' (1947) *''

Manhattan Memories ''Manhattan Memories'', is an album by jazz pianist Al Haig featuring trio and quartet recorded in 1977 and released on the short-lived Sea Breeze label in 1983.

'' (1948) featuring Stan Freeman, Art Miller, Ben Mortell, and Leon Pettingrew *''River Melodies'' (1948) *''Choo Choo Swing'' (1948) *''Clap Your Hands'' (1948) *''Hits of The Nineties'' (1948) *''Lamp Post Favorites'' (1948) *''Let's Sing A Love Song'' (1948) *''Minstrel Mania'' (1948) *''Sailing with a Song'' (1948) *''Sing While You Work'' (1948) *''Singin' The Blues'' (1948) *''Singing Along'' (1948) *''Songs of Romance'' (1948) *''Songs of The Seasons'' (1948) *''Spotlight Serenade'' (1948) *''The Year Around'' (1948) *''Moonlight Melodies'' (1950) *''My Favorite Girl'' (1950) *''Dream Dust'' (1950) *''Songs of the Range'' (1950)

References

{{Reflist Animated film series