I think it is safe to say they were going for a futuristic swept wing look on those tailfins....

[0:00] 1 The Eyes of Texas (All cast) [3:25] 2 President of Dodge, Pat Harrison [5:30] 3 Around the World (Alice Lon) [7:58] 4 San Antonio Rose (Buddy Merrill) [10:17] 5 White Silver Sands (Lennon Sisters; Pete Fountain, clarinet [12:48] 6 In All the World and Texas (Bob Lido) [15:15] 7 Commercial [16:42] 8 ?? [17:25] 9 A very young man comes up to dance with Alice [18:53] 10 Big D (Larry Dean) [20:23] 11 ?? (Jack Imel, marimba & dance) [24:08] 12 Forty-Two Barrels (Larry Hooper) [26:30] 13 Commercial (Lou Crosby) [28:14] 14 Jingle Jangle Jingle (Orchestra) [29:42] 15 Tall Men (Alice Lon) [31:38] 16 Deep in the Heart of Texas (Aladdin; Big Tiny Little, piano) [34:11] 17 Pardners (Rocky Rockwell, Buddy Hayes) [36:21] 18 Commercial [38:05] 19 Home on the Range (Jimmy Robers; Dick Kesler, violin) [41:05] 20 Beer Barrel Polka (Lawrence, Myron, Larry Hooper & Fellows) [43:30] 21 On the Alamo (Pete Fountain, Clarinet) [46:06] 22 Walk With Me (Lennon Sisters) [48:34] 23 Empty Saddles (Commercial - Lou Crosby) [50:50] 24 Ragtime Cowboy Joy (Bob Lido, Aladdin, Jim Roberts) [54:09] 25 Jazz Me Blues (Jimmy Henderson, tromb; Pete Fountain, clar; George Thow, trump) [56:12] 26 The Yellow Rose of Texas (Band) [58:30] 27 The Eyes of Texas (Cast, humming)

This is probably the only audio and video of R.L Thornton available.

Larry Dean reminds me of Harry Bailey from It's a Wonderful Life

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