My Little Margie (sitcom, starring Gale Storm and Charles Farrell)

     (CBS, Jun-Sept 1952;
      NBC, Oct-Nov  1952;
      CBS, Jun-July 1953;
      NBC, Sept 1953 - Aug 1955;
      Syndicated)

     [also on CBS Radio beginning in 1952; This cheery little show
      featured the irrepressible Gale Storm as Margie Albright, a
      young woman whose father played by Charles Farrell was a sort
      of bon vivant by night and financial advisor by day;

      Daughter Margie always seemed to get herself mixed up in some
      embarassing nefarious adventure, especially with a kindly old
      neighbor lady named Mrs. Odetts, played by Gertrude Hoffman;

      Usually Margie's dad played by Charlie Farrell had to explain
      away the circumstances in which Margie found herself to his
      stuffy boss, Mr. Honeywell, played by Clarence Kolb...but it
      always seemed to turn out OK in the end...

      This Roland Reed Production was produced at Hal Roach Studios]

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Theme: "Little M. Fanfares" and "Bows and Strings..."

    [aka: "My Little Margie Theme";

     Originally the melody was a secondary theme in a Cue called
    "Bows and Strings In Teasing" from the 1946 Republic Studios
     motion picture, "The French Key". It was recycled as part of
     Laszlo's "Structural Music" library for use on television, and
     the motif was expanded in several related cues which appear
     in the library... 

     The original cue as used in the film, also made an appearance
     in another Laszlo library called "Guild-Universal Production
     Aids" distributed by the Armed Forces Radio Service, where the
     cue was named "Ballerina's Caprice"...

     Cues related musically in the Structural Music library:

     "Endless Melody", Volume 3, #351 -- harmonically related
     "Jocose Bridge",  Volume 3, #352 -- stylistically related
     "Bows and Strings In Teas'g", Volume 6, #15x07;
              -- the original cue -- 7th cue in the 15th movie
                 which Laszlo scored, "The French Key" --
     "Little M. Fanfare A", Volume 24, #577-A;
     "Little M. Fanfare B", Volume 24, #577-B;
     "Bows - Strings M. T." (Main Title), Volume 24, #578;
     "Bows - Strings Freeze (first  version)", Volume 24, #579;
     "Bows - Strings Freeze (second version)", Volume 24, #580;
     "Bows - Strings Freeze (third  version)", Volume 24, #581;
     "Little M. Tail End A", Volume 24, #582-A;
     "Little M. Tail End B", Volume 24, #582-B;
     "Little M. Tail End C", Volume 24, #582-C;
     "Bows - Strings Credit Big Finish", Volume 24, #583;
     "Bows - Strings End Credit" w/"Coda Version A", Volume 24, #584-A;
     "Bows - Strings End Credit" w/"Coda Version B", Volume 24, #584-B;
     "Bows - Strings End Credit" w/"Coda Version C", Volume 24, #584-C;
     "Bows - Strings Act End", Volume 26, #648]

     Composer: Alexander Laszlo (ASCAP)
              [professional name of Sandor Totis]

     Original Publisher: Guild Publications of Calif., Inc. (ASCAP)
                            of Los Angeles, CA

     Current Publisher of cues: The Regents of the University of Calif., 
						    o/b/o Alexander Publications (ASCAP)
                                   Oakland, CA

     Copyright Date(s): Volume  6 -- May 23, 1951, on photocopy of 
                        sketch/score of "Bows & Strings In Teasing",
                        "My Little Margie Theme"; EP 55 026.
                        Volume 24 -- Dec.  30, 1953; EP 77 259.
                        Volume 26 -- April 23, 1954; EP 79 806.
     Renewal Date:


    Recordings:
         [original version with the melody only heard briefly
          as a secondary theme, as in the film...]
                From the "Guild-Universal Production Aids" library
                of 78-rpm records...
                Side PA-66/Cut 2: "Ballerina's Caprice"

          CD - "Television's Greatest Hits (Vol. 4): 
                Black and White Classics" (1996)
                TVT Records TVT 1600-2

               [Unfortunately TVT Records attempt to recreate
                this theme falls woefully short -- the melody
                was not even accurately transcribed...]

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