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Appeal from a film researcher:  possible Albert W. Ketelbey march
used in a film.

What Ketelbey specialist might happen to know whether it's one of
Ketelbey's marches played under the opening credits of the big 1942
US-UK film, "Yank in the R.A.F" (stars: Tyrone Power & Betty Grable)?

The bright, jaunty, very upbeat march is played under the opening
credits, and again later in "Yank," but with no attribution in the
film's credits (even on "US.IMDB.COM").  It sounds _very much_ like
one of Ketelbey's marches, but doesn't seem to match any of the
eight Ketelby compositions I have on record (Honor Crowned;
Bells/Meadow; Jungle Drums; Mystic/Egypt; Bank Holiday; plus the
famous Chinese Temple, Persian Mkt.,  & Monastery Garden).

The tune not only _sounds like_ Ketelbey's style, but the fact it was
used in a patriotic movie about the British war effort in the early
1940s also suggests a possible Ketelbey connection.  I realize,
however, it might also be a march by J P Sousa or any number of other
talented British or American composers writing in the same style.
Not being a musicologist myself, I appeal to those who might know
for certain.

Gratefully,

Prof Steven P Hill  "S-HILL4@UIUC.EDU"
Cinema Studies, University of Illinois (Urbana, IL, USA)