"That Wonderful Something (Is Love)": Museum Object and Cultural History
"That Wonderful Something (Is Love)": publishing date: 1929. publisher: Robbins Music Corporation. Object Name: sheet music.
The object in the museum catalogue
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.
Materials, dates and provenance
- publishing date: 1929
- publisher: Robbins Music Corporation
- Object Name: sheet music
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 1/4 in x 9 1/4 in; 31.115 cm x 23.495 cm
- place made: United States: New York, New York
- ID Number: 1985.0624.08
- accession number: 1985.0624
- catalog number: 1985.0624.08
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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