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This sheet music is for the song “Hong Kong Blues,” with words and music by Hoagy Carmichael. It was published by Larry Spier, Inc. in New York, New York in 1939. There is an inset image of Hoagy Carmichael on the cover.

”Hong Kong Blues” was featured in the 1944 Warner Bros. romance-war-adventure film, To Have and Have Not, directed by Howard Hawks and starred Humphrey Bogart, Walter Brennan, Lauren Bacall, Dolores Moran, and Hoagy Carmichael.

This sheet music is for the song “The Way You Look Tonight,” with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Dorothy Fields. It was published by Chappell and Co., Inc. in New York, New York in 1936.

"The Wat You Look Tonight" was featured in the 1936 RKO Radio Pictures musical comedy film Swing Time, directed by George Stevens and starred Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers. The cover features a still from the film of stars Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

This sheet music is for the song “Mister Five by Five,” by Don Raye and Gene De Paul. It was published by Leeds Music Corporation in New York, New York in 1942.

"Mister Five by Five" was featured in the 1942 Universal Pictures comedy film Behind the Eight Ball, directed by Edward F. Cline and starred Al Ritz, Jimmy Ritz, Harry Ritz, Carol Bruce, Dick Foran, Grace McDonald, Johnny Downs, and William Demarest.

This sheet music is for the song “Star Eyes,” by Don Ray and Gene DePaul. It was published by Leo Feist, Inc. in New York, New York in 1943.

”Star Eyes” was featured in the 1943 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer musical comedy, I Dood It, directed by Vincente Minnelli and starred Red Skelton and Eleanor Powell. The cover features an image of Red Skelton and Eleanor Powell with Jimmy Dorsey and his Orchestra in the background. Helen O’Connell and Bob Eberly with Dorsey and his Orchestra performed “Star Eyes” in the film.

This sheet music is for the song “That Old Black Magic,” with words by Johnny Mercer and music by Harold Arlen. It was published by Famous Music Corporation in New York, New York in 1942.

”That Old Black Magic” was featured in the 1942 Paramount Pictures musical, Star Spangled Rhythm, directed by George Marshall and others and starred actresses and actors on the Paramount Roster. “Star Spangled Rhythm” received an Academy Award nomination for Best Original Song in 1943. The sheet music cover features images of many of the stars appearing in the film.

This sheet music is for the song “That’s For Me,” with music by Richard Rodgers and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II. It was published by Williamson Music, Inc. in New York, New York in 1945.

”That’s For Me” was featured in the 1945, 20th Century Fox musical film, State Fair, directed by Walter Lang and starred Jeanne Crain, Dana Andrews, Dick Haymes, and Vivian Blaine. State Fair was the only Rodgers and Hammerstein musical written originally for film.

This sheet music is for the song “That Wonderful Something (Is Love),” with lyrics by Joe Goodwin and music by Louis Alter. It was published by Robbins Music Corp. in New York, New York in 1929.

"That Wonderful Something (Is Love)" was featured in the 1929 Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pre-code romantic comedy drama film, Untamed, directed by Jack Conway and starred Joan Crawford, Robert Montgomery, Ernest Torrence, and Holmes Herbert. The cover features an image of Joan Crawford, who performed this song with Montgomery in the film.

This sheet music is for the song “Song of Surrender,” with music by Harry Warren and lyrics by Al Dubin. It was published by Remick Music Corp. in New York, New York in 1933.

”Song of Surrender” was featured in the 1934 Twentieth Century pre-code musical film, Moulin Rouge, directed by Sidney Lanfield and starred Constance Bennett and Franchot Tone. The cover features an image of Constance Bennett and a scene from the film.

This sheet music is for the song, “Kind’a Lonesome,” with words and music by Hoagy Carmichael, Leo Rubin, and Sam Coslow. It was published by Famous Music Corporation in New York, New York in 1938. The sheet music cover features an image of Dorothy Lamour.

”Kind’a Lonesome” was featured in the 1939 Paramount Pictures musical film, Saint Louis Blues, directed by Raoul Walsh and starred Dorothy Lamour, Lloyd Nolan, Tito Guizar, Jerome Cowan, and Mary Parker.

This sheet music is for the song "All I Do Is Dream of You," with lyrics by Arthur Freed and melody by Nacio Herb Brown. It was published by Robbins Music Corporation in New York, New York in 1934.

This song was written for the Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer pre-Code film Sadie McKee. It was directed by Clarence Brown and starred Joan Crawford, Gene Raymond, Franchot Tone, Edward Arnold, and Esther Ralston. The cover features an image of actress Joan Crawford.

This sheet music is for the song “But Beautiful,” with lyrics by Johnny Burke and music by James Van Heusen. It was published by Burke and Ban Heusen in New York, New York in 1947.

"But Beautiful" was featured in the 1947 Paramount Pictures comedy film, Road to Rio, directed by Norman McLeod and starred Bing Crosby, Bob Hope and Dorothy Lamour. The cover features an image of the film’s stars on a burro and an inset of the Andrews Sisters.

This sheet music is for the song “I’ll String Along With You,” with words by Al Dubin and music by Harry Warren. It was published by M. Witmark and Sons in New York, New York in 1934.

This song was featured in the 1934 First National/ Warner Bros. Pre-Code musical comedy film Twenty Million Sweethearts, directed by Ray Enright and starred Pat O’Brien, Dick Powell, and Ginger Rogers. The cover features an image of Dick Powell and Ginger Rogers.

This sheet music is for the song, “Memphis in June,” with lyrics by Paul Francis Webster and music by Hoagy Carmichael. It was published by Burke and Van Heusen in New York, New York in 1945.

”Memphis in June” was featured in the 1945 RKO Radio Pictures film noir, Johnny Angel, directed by Edwin L. Marin and starred George Raft, Claire Trevor, Signe Hasso, and Hoagy Carmichael. There are images of Raft, Trevor, and Carmichael on the sheet music cover.

This sheet music is for the song "Anniversary Song," by Al Jolson and Saul Chaplin, adapted from music by Iosif Ivanovici. It was published by Mood Music Company in New York, New York in 1946.

“Anniversary Song” was featured in the 1946 Columbia Pictures musical biography film The Jolson Story, directed by Alfred E. Green and starred Larry Parks, Evelyn Keyes, William Demarest, and Bill Goodwin.

This sheet music is for the song “Look for the Silver Lining,” with music by Jerome Kern and lyrics by Clifford Grey. It was published by T. B. Harms, Co. in New York, New York in 1920. The cover features an image of actors Marylin Miller and Leon Errol.

"Look for the Silver Lining" was featured in the Broadway musical comedy, Sally, with music by Jerome Kern, lyrics by Clifford Grey and book by Guy Bolton, with additional lyrics by Buddy De Sylva. Sally was produced by Florenz Ziegfeld and opened at the New Amsterdam Theatre on December 21, 1920. It ran for 570 performances.

This sheet music is for the song “In the Cool, Cool of the Evening,” with words by Johnny Mercer and music by Hoagy Carmichael. It was published by Burke and Van Heusen, Inc. in New York, New York in 1949. The cover features images of Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman.

This song was featured in the 1951 Paramount Pictures musical romantic comedy, Here Comes the Groom, directed by Frank Capra and starred Bing Crosby and Jane Wyman. “In the Cool, Cool of the Evening” received the 1952 Academy Award for Best Original Song.

This sheet music is for the song “The Desert Song,” with book and lyrics by Otto Harbach, Oscar Hammerstein II, and Frank Mendel and music by Sigmund Romberg. It was published by Harms, Inc. in New York, New York in 1926.

”The Desert Song” was featured in the 1929 Warner Bros. Pictures pre-code operetta film, The Desert Song, directed by Roy Del Ruth and starred John Boles, Carlotta King, Louise Fazenda, and Myrna Loy.

This sheet music is for the song, “The Woody Woodpecker Song,” by George Tibbles and Ramey Idriss. It was published by Leeds Music Corporation in 1948.

Woody Woodpecker is an animated character, created by Walter Lantz and Ben Hardaway in 1940. The Walter Lantz studio produced theatrical short films featuring Woody Woodpecker from 1940 to 1972.

”The Woody Woodpecker Song” was a hit recording by Kay Kyser, released on Columbia 38197, in 1948.