Dean & Jewel Dance Clip Compilation (1940-1954)
Channel: redreef1
Date: 30/03/2021

Dean Collins and Jewel McGowan are commonly considered one of the greatest swing dance partnerships in history. This is a roughly chronological and (hopefully) comprehensive compilation of their dancing in film, both together and with separate partners. I've added a spotlight to help quickly identify and focus on them.

A big thanks to Bill Green for letting me use many of his clips from his Vintage Swing Dance channel. And thank you to Steve Pastor, David Rehm, and Nick Williams for their clips, research, and help.

UPDATE: I know of one clip missing from this compilation, and that's SIS HOPKINS (4/12/1941) featuring Jewel McGowan. Check it out here: https://youtu.be/TCG1hYpALoY

UPDATE #2 (10/9/2024): Thanks to Steve Pastor for pointing out: the follower dancing with Dean Collins in "Let's Make Music" is Florence V Miller, not Bertha Lee.

0:00 Title Screen/Movie Posters
0:11 HOLD THAT TIGER (8/10/1940)
0:22 MELODY & MOONLIGHT (10/11/1940) - Jewel with unknown leader
1:32 LET'S MAKE MUSIC (1/17/1941) - Dean with Florence V Miller
2:14 BUCK PRIVATES (1/31/1941)
3:38 HILO HATTIE (2/20/1941)
4:54 POT O' GOLD (4/3/1941) - Jewel with Roy Lester
5:08 IN THE NAVY (5/30/1941) - Dean with unknown follower / Dean & Jewel
5:48 THE GET-AWAY (6/13/1941)
6:01 DANCE HALL (7/18/1941)
6:46 RINGSIDE MAISIE (8/1/1941) - each dancing with unknown partners
6:55 HELLZAPOPPIN' (12/26/1941) - Dean with Dorothy & Martha Raye
7:18 PLAYMATES (12/26/1941)
7:30 JAZZY JOE (12/29/1941)
8:10 RIDE 'EM COWBOY (2/13/1942)
8:34 RINGS ON HER FINGERS (3/20/1942)
9:32 THE CHOOL SONG (3/23/1942)
10:29 ABOUT FACE (4/16/1942)
11:12 HI, NEIGHBOR (7/27/1942)
11:37 GLEN GREY AND HIS CASA LOMA ORCHESTRA (8/15/1942)
12:54 THE TALK OF THE TOWN (8/20/1942)
13:09 SPRINGTIME IN THE ROCKIES (11/6/1942)
13:20 JOHNNY DOUGHBOY (12/31/1942)
13:45 THE POWERS GIRL (1/15/1943)
14:41 KID DYNAMITE (2/5/1943) - Dean with Patti Lacey
15:17 THUMBS UP (7/5/1943) - Dean with Brenda Joyce
15:40 YOUNG IDEAS (8/2/1943)
15:58 ALWAYS A BRIDESMAID (9/24/1943) - Dean with Patty Andrews
16:30 SING A JINGLE (1/3/1944) - Dean with Betty Kean
17:40 SENSATIONS OF 1945 (6/30/1944)
17:50 STRANGE AFFAIR (10/5/1944) - Dean with Rosemary Wilson & Evelyn Keyes
18:07 LET'S GO STEADY (1/4/1945)
18:52 THE HORN BLOWS AT MIDNIGHT (4/28/1945) - Dean with Jean Veloz
19:08 TABBY THE CAT (7/23/1945) - Dean with Kathleen Reagan
19:41 SATURDAY NIGHT IN OUR HOMETOWN (8/20/1945) - Dean with Diana Webster
20:16 JUNIOR PROM (5/11/1946) - Dean with Elsie Parrish, Helen Albright, Alice Scott, & Judy Clark
21:35 LIVING IT UP (7/23/1954)