- Title: V-A4227
- Summary: FOLLOW THAT MUSIC: JASON ROBARDS, MUSIC FEATURETTE SPOTLIGHTING GENE KRUPA AND HIS ORCHESTRA, PLAYING BOOGIE BLUES, OPUS 145 DARK EYES, AND UP AN ATOM. BESIDES THE LEADER SOLOISTS INCLUDE MARTY NAPOLEON.
- Description:04:48:54 - GENE KRUPA & HIS ORCHESTRA: BOOGIE BLUES 04:49:52 - TRAIN MOVES TOWARDS CAMERA 04:49:54 - CU RADIO. PULL BACK TO REVEAL MAN READING VARIETY. VARIOUS PASSENGERS READ. TWO MEN SPEAK 04:50:24 - BACK TO PERFORMERS ON STAGE 04:50:57 - EMCEE GETS ON STAGE, MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT, INTRODUCES GENE KRUPA 04:51:18 - KRUPA SPEAKS 04:51:43 - EMCEE GIVES STATION ANNOUNCEMENT, SIGNS OFF. BAND GETS UP ANDTAKES A BREAK. YOUNG TRUMPET PLAYER FORCES IMPROMPTEAU AUDITION ON KRUPA. BLOWS IT 04:52:06 - KRUPA SLAPS HIM ON SHOULDER. OFFERS HIM JOB AS ROADIE. SAX PLAYER HANDS HIM INSTRUMENT 04:52:16 - SINGER AND KRUPA SPEAK. HE SAYS HE'LL SEND FOR HER. GIVES HER RING 04:52:42 - NEAON SIGN FOR CLUB 04:52:44 - INT CLUB. COUPLES DANCING 04:52:50 - WAITERS ENTER. WAITER CARRYING FANCY DISH IS STOPPED BY MAITRE D WAVING UTENSIL AS HE CHASTISES HIM 04:53:15 - TABLE OF PEOPLE EATING, LISTENING TO MAN TELL STORY 04:53:20 - WAITER APPROACHES WITH FANCY DISH, PRESENTS IT AS MAN CONTINUES TELLING STORY. OTHER WAITER ARRIVES. THEY FALL ALL OVER ONE ANOTHER TRYING TO SERVE MAN 04:53:53 - MAN DROPS DISH, FALLS ON FLOOR, MAITRE D COMES OVER TO CLEAN AND COMFORT HIM 04:54:15 - KITCHEN. WAITERS CONGREGATE 04:54:49 - HEADWAITER KRUPA STARTS PLAYING DRUM S ON POTS AND PANS. MAITRE D COMES BACK INTO KITCHEN AND CONFISCATES DRUMSTICKS 04:56:10 - BAND TAKE STAGE 04:56:15 - COUPLE ENTERS RESTAURANT 04:56:19 - WAITERS ENTER 04:56:22 - COUPLE IN DOORWAY. MAN HANDS HATCHECK GIRL. WAITERS WATCH IN SHOCK 04:56:34 - BAND OF WAITERS TAKES STAGE 04:56:39 - WOMAN RECOGNIZES BAND. GOES OVER TO TALK TO THEM 04:57:09 - GENE KRUPA AND BAND PERFORM 04:57:54 - COUPLE ENTERS BACK ROOM, TALK TO MAN 04:58:19 - BAND PERFORMS. KRUPA DRUMS. MAITRE D ENTERS IN HORROR, STANDS IN FRONT OF PERFORMING KRUPA, POINTS AND YELLS 04:58:56 - COUPLE AND MAN ENTER, SEE ALTERCATION. 04:59:09 - WOMAN FOLLOWS WAITER KRUPA INTO BACK ROOM, THEY TALK 04:59:26 - BAND LYING AROUND IN ROOM. MAN ON HAMMOCK. MAN IRONING 04:59:47 - KRUPA ENTERS IN A RUSH. BAND GATHERS AROUND TO LISTEN AS HE SPEAKS 05:00:03 - CU SIGN FOR SHOW 05:00:08 - INT CLUB. BAND IN SHINY JACKETS AND TALL FUZZY HATS PLAYS 05:01:01 - MEN ENTER CLUB. COUPLE SPEAK TO THEM. 05:01:20 - BANCK TO BAND PLAYING 05:02:09 - NUMBER FINISHES. EVERYONE APPLAUDS 05:02:12 - BAND PLAYS AGAIN 05:02:20 - MEN APPROACHES BAND, INTERRUPT PERFORMANCE, SPEAK WITH KRUPA, LEAVE. ANOTHER MAN WALKS UP AND TALKS 05:03:09 - KRUPA CROSSES EYES, FLOPS HIS HEAD DOWN ON DRUMS 05:03:11 - INT CLUB, COUPLES DANCE 05:03:17 - BAND PLAYS, GENE KRUPA CONDUCTS 05:03:40 - KRUPA LEAVES STAGE SITS DOWN AT TABLE WITH COUPLE 05:04:10 - YOUNG MAN PLAYING TRUMPET WITH BAND 05:04:18 - KRUPA COMES BACK ON STAGE, TAKES OVER DRUMS. BAND PLAYS THE REST OF SONG
- Collection: Historic Films
- Producer:Historic Films
- Transmission Date:01/01/1946
- Rights:On request
- Decade: 1940s
- File Name: V-A4227