''Paramount Headliner'' refers to 1930s

musical short The musical short (a.k.a. musical short film, a.k.a. musical featurette) can be traced back to the earliest days of sound films. Performers in the Lee de Forest Phonofilms of 1923-24 included Eddie Cantor, George Jessel, Abbie Mitchell ("The Col ...

s or "one-reelers" by

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. Not all of the shorts had the term "Paramount Headliner" attached. In this context headliner primarily referred to bands and singers headlining on

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. Similar musical shorts were produced by other major studios.

List of Paramount musical shorts

* 1935 ''Paramount Headliner: Broadway Highlights No. 1'', featuring

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and

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* 1936 ''Cavalcade of Music'' * 1938 ''Paramount Headliner: Queens of the Air'' * 1938 ''

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and His Orchestra'' * 1938 ''Paramount Headliner: Himber Harmonies'', director Leslie Roush * 1939 ''Tempo of Tomorrow'' - music of

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and his orchestra. * 1939 ''Artie Shaw's Class in Swing'' director Leslie RoushKlaus Stratemann Buddy Rich and Gene Krupa: a filmo-discography 1980 - Page 8 "ARTIE SHAW'S CLASS IN SWING 1939 (A Paramount Headliner) Paramount Pictures Corp. (c) 8 Sep 39, MP 9634 Released same date, release No. A 9-1 Dir.: Leslie Roush

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