Minnie the Moocher and Many, Many More

A nostalgic tour through the great Harlem jazz clubs of the 1930s and '40s, led by Harlem born personality Cab Calloway. Using rare clips and "soundies" Calloway fondly realls the famous clubs -- Yeah Man, Tillis Chicken Shack, Cotton Club -- and the legendary stars that played them, including Lena Horne, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Calloway himself.

Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
55 mins
Status
Finished
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Type
Movie
Format
Movie
Episodes
1
Episode Duration
55 mins
Status
Finished
Start Date
Jan 1, 1981
Season
1981
Ratings
0
Popularity
0
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0
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0
Producers
First Run Features
Country
United States

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A nostalgic tour through the great Harlem jazz clubs of the 1930s and '40s, led by Harlem born personality Cab Calloway. Using rare clips and "soundies" Calloway fondly realls the famous clubs -- Yeah Man, Tillis Chicken Shack, Cotton Club -- and the legendary stars that played them, including Lena Horne, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, and Calloway himself.

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Japanese

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