Louis Jordan Movies
- 1999
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood7.61999HD
Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two very different personalities amidst the demise of...
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- 1946
Swing Parade of 1946
Swing Parade of 19464.21946HD
A struggling young singer falls for a nightclub owner whose father, a millionaire, is trying to shut it down.
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- 2004
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance62004HD
Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the...
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- 1946
Swingtime Jamboree
Swingtime Jamboree01946HD
Compilation film of various African-American performers and acts.
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- 1947
Reet, Petite, and Gone
Reet, Petite, and Gone5.21947HD
Old-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan for the future happiness of his son, swing bandleader...
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- 2002
It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment82002HD
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa...
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- 1945
Caldonia
Caldonia01945HD
Louis Jordan, with his band, sings and performs the title song, "Caldonia,", and "Honey Child," "Tillie" and 'Buzz Me", wowing the jitter-buggers,...
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- 1947
Look-Out Sister
Look-Out Sister51947HD
A famous bandleader, suffering from overwork and exhaustion, goes to a sanitarium for a rest. While there he dreams of being out west at a dude...
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- 1946
Beware
Beware4.71946HD
Ware College is a small Black college in Ware, Ohio. Once prominent, it is now low in attendance, low in enrollment and low on money; and at a...
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- 1944
Jordan Jive
Jordan Jive71944HD
Louis Jordan's Orchestra perform Jordan Jive. Setting is a canteen, with the orchestra and audience in US military uniform. The Swing Maniacs go...
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- 1942
The Outskirts of Town
The Outskirts of Town01942HD
After a presumably hard day at work, Dudley Dickerson plunks down at the kitchen table and sings a dry lament about his wife’s roving eye....
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- 1944
G.I. Jive
G.I. Jive01944HD
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five perform "G.I. Jive"
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- 1943
Down, Down, Down
Down, Down, Down01943HD
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
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- 1944
Ration Blues
Ration Blues01944HD
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and his Orchestra.
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- 1943
Five Guys Named Moe
Five Guys Named Moe01943HD
Louis Jordan and band plays "Five Guys Named Moe".
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- 1945
Buzz Me
Buzz Me01945HD
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
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- 1942
Movies of Local People - Chapel Hill 1937-1941
Movies of Local People - Chapel Hill 1937-194101942HD
The Hollywood Theater presents Movies of Local People. Photographed in and around Chapel Hill, N.C. April 16-17 1941
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- 1944
Jumpin' at the Jubilee
Jumpin' at the Jubilee01944HD
Soundies short film featuring Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five performing "Jumpin' at the Jubilee"
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- 2000
Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five
Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five02000HD
This rare collection of early music videos -- known as "soundies" -- from the 1930s and '40s features jazz legend Louis Jordan and his band...
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- 1942
Old Man Mose
Old Man Mose01942HD
Soundie of Louis Jordan performing "Old Man Mose."
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