- Title: V-A4226
- Summary: SWING IT: MUSICAL SHORT FEATURING LOUIS PRIMA, PEE WEE RUSSELL, PLUS RHYTHM TRIO CLOWNING THEIR WAY THROUGH FIVE MUSICAL NUMBERS: WAY DOWN YONDER IN NEW ORLEANS, UP A LAZY RIVER, DINAH. EARLY LOUIE PRIMA PLAYING NEW ORLEANS TINGED SMALL BAND JAZZ AND SWING
- Description:04:32:31 - WINDOW OF MUSIC STORE. PULLS BACK TO PEOPLE STANDING IN FRONT OF RECORD PLAYER. MAN AND WOMAN SPEAK. CU RECORD ON PLAYER 04:33:06 - IN FRONT OF CLUB MAN AND WOMAN GET OUT OF CAB 04:33:14 - INT CLUB BAND PLAYS IN BACKGROUND. MEN DRINK IN FOREGROUND. CAMERA ADVANCES THROUGH CLUB TO STAGE WHERE LOUIS PRIMA IS PERFORMING 04:33:53 - MAN STANDS WITH WOMEN, MAN IN TUXEDO APPEARS FROM BEHIND WOMAN. OTHER WOMAN SPEAKS THEN DEPARTS. TWO MEN TALK 04:34:32 - LOUIS PRIMA ON STAGE. "CONVERSATION" BETWEEN TRUMPET AND CLARINET 04:36:37 - COUPLE AT TABLE 04:36:46 - PRIMA ARRIVES AT TABLE. MEN SIT DOWN WITH WOMEN AT TABLE 04:36:56 - SHOT OF LIGHTS IN THE THEATER DISTRICT AT NIGHT 04:36:59 - PEOPLE DANCING AT CLUB. COSTUME PARTY. GUESTS DRESSED AS CLOWNS. PEOPLE GATHERING OUTSIDE OF THE COURTYARD CLUB 04:37:12 - COUPLE IN CLOWN COSTUMES KISSING AT TABLE. THEY STOP AND SHOO GAWKERS AWAY FROM WINDOW. MAN CALLS WAITER OVER TO SHOO THEM AWAY. WAITER CLOSES BLINDS. SILHOUETTE OF LOUIS PRIMA PLAYING TRUMPET IN BLINDS 04:37:38 - LOUIS PRIMA AND BAND ON STAGE 04:39:25 - NUMBER FINISHES. PRIMA WALKS THROUGH CLUB. MAN IN TUXEDO GRABS HIM BY THE ARM. MEN SHAKE HANDS, SPEAK. OTHER MAN HANDS PRIMA LETTER 04:39:48 - PRIMA GOES TO FRONT DESK WITH LETTER. SPEAKS TO PRETTY WOMAN IN MAID OUTFIT 04:40:04 - PRIMA WITH OTHER MAN AND WOMEN AT TABLE TALKING 04:40:25 - BAND DRIVING IN CONVERTIBLE. CITY IN BACKGROUND. MEN GOOF AROUND 04:41:14 - CAR PULLS UP TO DRIVE IN RESTAURANT. THEY SPEAK TO PRETTY WAITRESS 04:41:58 - PRIMA SPEAKS TO OTHER MAN AND WOMEN AT TABLE 04:42:01 - MAN AT TABLE. WOMAN COMES UP TO HIM. HE HANDS HER MONEY. SHE TAKES MORE MONEY. SHUSHES HIM. 04:42:30 - LOUIS PRIMA AND BAND PERFORM 04:44:46 - MAN AT TABLE. WOMAN COMES UP TO HIM AGAIN. TAKES MONEY AGAIN, LEAVES, HE GETS UP AND CHASES HER 04:45:05 - WOMAN RUNS UP TO SLOT MACHINE. MAN FOLLOWS. PROTESTS. ANOTHER MAN ENTERS. PLAYS SLOTS 04:45:25 - CU WHEELS OF SLOT MACHINE SPIN. HE WINS. 04:45:33 - MAN COLLECTS MONEY. LEAVES. WOMAN COMPLAINS AND BERATES OTHER MAN. HE COMFORTS HER, SHE LEAVES, HE TURNS BACK TO PLAY SLOT MACHINE 04:46:05 - LOUIS PRIMA AND BAND PERFORM
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1936
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1930s
- File Name: V-A4226