this short subject gather kudos from all kind of place for it plea for religious toleration . after a session at a recording studio frank sinatra leaf and come upon a group of kid beat up on another because he be jewish . he lecture them a only an american icon could about the meaning of prejudice and what we have just fight for against the nazi . the meaning could not be clear . both song from this short subject be record and sell big for columbia record . if you be but a dream and the song write for the film and the house i live in . the latter be one of the best song about an idealized version of america and we would all like to strive for . sinatra in fact record the house i live in again during the sixty for a joint album he do for his reprise record label . the album be now a rarity and it shouldn not be . his collaborator be bing crosby and fred waring and his pennsylvanian with the orchestra conduct by nelson riddle . axel stordahl be sinatra primary music conductor and arranger during the forty . when he die that position eventually fell to nelson riddle . stordahl do the orchestration for the short and the columbia record and riddle for the reprise record . sinatra aficionado and others should listen to both back to back and compare . and catch this worthwhile film whenever it be show .