- Title: V-1121
- Summary: SCANDAL: EXCERPTS FROM RARE ALL BLACK CAST MUSICAL FEATURE FILM PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED ONLY FOR THEATERS WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN AUDIENCES. SEGREGATION. KNOWN AS "RACE FILM". AFRICAN AMERICAN CAST, PERFORMERS, MUSICIANS. BLACK NIGHTCLUB. BLACK VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT: TOBA OR THEATRE OWNERS BOOKING ASSOCIATION AKA "TOUGH ON BLACK ARTISTS". BEFORE CHITLIN' CIRCUIT. AFTER HARLEM RENAISSANCE. STARS: LUCKY MILLINDER'S BAND, PUTNEY DANDRIDGE ORCHESTRA, BILLIE HIGGINS, GERTRUDE SHORT, JACKIE GODFREY, LIONEL MONOGAS, JOHNNY VIGEL, GALLIE DE GASTEN, JOE BYRD, SKEETS WINSTON, GEORGE WILLIAMS, JACKIE YOUNG. CONTAINS MUSICAL NUMBERS IN NIGHTCLUB SETTING, AS WELL AS TYPICAL TOBA-THEATRES OF THE SOUTH (RICHMOND, VIRGINIA).
- Description:00:00:57 - EXCERPTS FROM RARE ALL BLACK CAST MUSICAL FEATURE FILM PRODUCED AND DISTRIBUTED ONLY FOR THEATERS WITH AFRICAN AMERICAN AUDIENCES. SEGREGATION. KNOWN AS "RACE FILM". AFRICAN AMERICAN CAST, PERFORMERS, MUSICIANS. BLACK NIGHTCLUB. BLACK VAUDEVILLE CIRCUIT: TOBA OR THEATRE OWNERS BOOKING ASSOCIATION AKA "TOUGH ON BLACK ARTISTS". BEFORE CHITLIN' CIRCUIT. AFTER HARLEM RENAISSANCE. CHORUS GIRLS AND TAP DANCERS IN HARLEM NIGHT CLUB ALA COTTON CLUB. SING AND DANCE TO DINAH. ON STAGE IN LAFAYETTE THEATER IN HARLEM. 00:02:00 - HARLEM AMATEUR CONTEST WASHBOARD BAND - DINAH 00:04:40 - BLACK VAUDEVILLE STAR GEORGE WILLIAMS WITH SINGER CORRINE HART 00:06:48 - PUTNEY DANDRIDGE ORCHESTRA: IT DON'T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING) PUTNEY DANDRIDGE ORCHESTRA - IT DON'T MEAN A THING (IF IT AIN'T GOT THAT SWING) PERFORMED IN HARLEM NIGHTCLUB WITH CAB CALLOWAY STYLE SCAT SINGING 00:08:00 - PUTNEY DANDRIDGE ORCHESTRA: SWEET GEORGIA BROWN PUTNEY DANDRIDGE - SWEET GEORGIA BROWN BLACK NIGHTCLUB PATRONS DANCE TO LIVE BAND REAL HARLEM NIGHTCLUB NIGHTLIFE FOOTAGE 00:09:15 - PUTNEY DANDRIDGE ORCHESTRA: MINNIE THE MOOCHER'S WEDDING PUTNEY DANDRIDGE - MINNIE THE MOOCHER'S WEDDING (HAROLD ARLEN TUNE FOR COTTON CLUB REVUE) 00:10:09 - BLACK COMICS IN BLACKFACE PLAY POKER 00:11:33 - LUCKY MILLINDER & HIS ORCHESTRA: JIG TIME LUCKY MILLENDER & BAND WITH CHORUS GIRLS AND SINGER. GREAT BLACK BROADWAY OR VAUDEVILLE STYLE PERFORMANCE ALA TOBA CIRCUT ALL BLACK CAST SHOW PRODUCTION NUMBER IS JIG TIME RUBBERLEGS STLE ECCENTRIC DANCING 00:13:40 - DANCERS COME OFF STAGE, BITCHY LEAD DANCER BUMPS INTO PLAIN GIRL WAITING BACKSTAGE & KNOCKS HER ONTO GROUND. 00:14:04 - MALE AFRICAN-AMERICAN STAGEHAND BACKSTAGE WORKING LIGHTING BOARD 00:14:10 - BLACK CHORUS GIRLS ON STAGE DANCE TO BAND. HOT JAZZ HARLEM SPEAKEASY SHOW 00:16:29 - TWO AFRICAN-AMERICAN BLACK MEN BACKSTAGE IN MINSTREL BLACK-FACE ARGUING WITH INSULTS 00:16:50 - BILLY HIGGINS: (no title available) BILLY HIGGINS - BLACKFACE MINSTREL TYPE PERFORMER SINGS EMMETT MILLER STYLE. BLACK IN BLACKFACE 00:18:35 - BLACKFACE COMEDY TEAM. REAL BLACKS IN BLACKFACE 00:18:38 - BACK ROWS OF FANCY THEATER AS BLACK AFRICAN-AMERICAN AUDIENCE APPLAUD. SOME PEOPLE LEAVE 00:18:41 - BLACK-FACE COMEDY TEAM. AFRICAN-AMERICAN MEN IN MINSTREL BLACK-FACE 00:21:10 - ON STAGE CHORUS LINE AND BAND DANCE TO "PLEASE" TOBA STYLE SHOW CIRCA EARLY 1930S 00:24:00 - LUCKY MILLINDER: NAGASAKI LUCKY MILLENDER - NAGASAKI WITH SCAT VOCAL 00:27:00 - GERTRUDE SHORT: IT DON'T MEAN A THING 00:29:50 - LUCKY MILLENDER ON HARLEM THEATRE MARQUEE
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1933
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1930s
- File Name: V-1121