Edition |
Full frame. |
Description |
1 videodisc (77 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.. |
Series |
Cinema classics collection |
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Cinema classics collection.
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System Details |
DVD, region 1, aspect ratio 1.33:1; Dolby Digital stereo., mono., NTSC, single layer. |
Cast |
Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway and his band, Katherine Dunham and her troupe, Fats Waller. |
Credits |
Director of photography, Leon Shamroy ; film editor, James B. Clark. |
Note |
Adaptation by H.S. Kraft from an original story by Jerry Horwin and Seymour B. Robinson. |
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Originally released as a motion picture in 1943. |
Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
Summary |
Dancing great Bill Williamson takes a look back on the beginnings of his career and his romance with fellow rising star Selina. Their romance is brief because Selina does not want to settle down. The movie includes an all-star show hosted by Cab Calloway. |
Note |
Special features: Audio commentary by Dr. Todd Boyd, professor of Critical Studies, USC. |
Language |
English dialogue with optional English or Spanish subtitles; closed-captioned. |
Note |
GMD: videorecording. |
Subject |
African American entertainers -- Drama.
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Man-woman relationships -- Drama.
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African Americans -- Drama.
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Entertainers -- Drama.
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Genre/Form |
Feature films.
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Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
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Added Author |
Jackson, Frederick, 1886-1953.
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Koehler, Ted, 1894-1973.
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LeBaron, William, 1883-1958.
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Stone, Andrew L., 1902-1999.
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Horne, Lena.
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Robinson, Bill, 1878-1949.
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Calloway, Cab, 1907-1994.
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Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation.
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Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment, Inc.
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Standard No. |
024543221838 |
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