Lula Belle and Scotty Wiseman were a husband and wife country duo that rose to fame in the mid-1930s. They appeared on the National Barn Dance broadcast in Chicago and their most famous song was "Have I Told You Lately That I Love You?" This remarkable collection from the Moving Image Research Collections at the University of South Carolina brings together some of their home movie reels from 1938 to 1941. Visitors can browse through over two dozen films including footage of family trips to Chicago's Lincoln Park, Hollywood, and the waterfront along the Mississippi River. As a whole, these films offer a remarkable portrait of a notable musical duo during the 20th century through intimate filmed moments that are truly rare.
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