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Showing posts with label 1945. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1945. Show all posts

Sunday, March 29, 2020

Half-Past Jump Time (1945, Soundie)













Starring:

Storyline
Soundie featuring Mable Lee and Deryck Sampson's Band in "Half-Past Jump Time."

Wednesday, January 15, 2020

Swanee Showboat (1945) [Lost Film]



Tampa Bay Times
St. Petersburg, Florida
Sun, Mar 14, 1948 · Page 3


The Decatur Daily
Decatur, Alabama
Thu, Apr 20, 1950 · Page 11

Starring:

Storyline
Unknown storyline.

**This film is considered lost until notified otherwise**

Monday, May 20, 2019

All Ruzzit Buzzit (1945, Soundie)











Starring:
  • Dallas Bartley and his Band


Storyline
Soundie featuring Dallas Bartley and his Band performing "All Ruzzit Buzzit."

Saturday, November 17, 2018

Tillie (1945, Soundie)










Starring:

Storyline
Louis Jordan performing "Tillie" (1945).

Sunday, October 14, 2018

We the Cats Shall Hep Ya (1945, Soundie)









Starring


Storyline
Soundie of Cab Calloway performing "We the Cats Shall Hep Ya."

Thursday, March 8, 2018

Jasper and the Beanstalk (1945)
















Directed by:
Storyline
The Scarecrow trades Jasper a handful of beans for his harmonica. Jasper plants the beans and climbs up the resulting beanstalk and, at the top, finds a beautiful girl in a golden cage playing a golden harp. Jasper rescues her from the Scarecrow, brings her down the beanstalk, and spends the rest of his days dancing to the music his girlfriend plays on the harp.