Forty Boys and a Song
1941, English. Directed by Irving Allen.
Forty Boys and a Song is a 1941 short documentary film directed by Irving Allen. The film is about the Robert Mitchell Boy Choir, consisting entirely of boys aged 8 to 14. The choir, run by organist Robert Mitchell, appeared in Hollywood productions for over thirty years. Accordingly, the boys were recruited to go to a special school where they would go through regular classroom instruction until 1 PM, after which they'd do choir practice. The kids are also shown performing in a church on Sunday as well as camping, as they are all part of the same Boy Scouts troop. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Short Subject, One-Reel.
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- 0h 10m
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- 6 December 1941
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Forty Boys and a Song isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 6 December 1941. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Forty Boys and a Song (1941) was directed by Irving Allen.