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Actors: Bing Crosby, Nat "King" Cole, Connie Francis, Pat Boone, London Symphony Orchestra
Synopsis: "Deck the Halls," "Silent Night," "White Christmas" and "Joy to the World" are among the songs presented in this volume. ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: From Kultur comes this documentary that looks at the Harlem Renaissance through the music that defined the era. Harlem Renaissance: The Music & Rhythms That Started a Cultural Revolution includes performances of such songs as Cab Calloway's "Minnie the Moocher," Fats Waller's "This Joint Is Read More
Synopsis: Part of the Jazz Legends series from Storyville Films, this collection features eighteen television performances by Nat King Cole, recorded between 1950 and 1952. "The Trouble with Me is You," "For Sentimental Reasons," "Mona Lisa," and "This is My Night to Dream" are just a few of the songs Read More
Synopsis: The 1940s was a monumental decade for the United States. Amid World War II, economic recovery, and the start of the Cold War, American music provided a soundtrack to a generation. The Music Classics line from MPI Home Video attempts to offer the chance to relieve the era with a ten-volume series Read More
Synopsis: Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar documents the career of the respected jazz pianist Oscar Peterson. The film combines interviews with the man and many of the people with whom he worked, archival footage, and a great deal of music in order to show how Peterson grew from a teen star into Read More
Synopsis: Review the history of black show-business. Music, dance and comic routines are featured in this six volume set. ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Nat "King" Cole
Synopsis: One of the best and most popular musicians of the 1950s and '60s, Nat "King" Cole was the first African-American entertainer to host his own television series, and many of the great musical talents of the day stopped by his studio to appear on The Nat "King" Cole Show. The Incomparable Nat King Read More
Synopsis: The upbeat big band sounds and performances of the 1940s, originally called "Soundies," which were viewed on a Panoram machine. Highlights include Spade Cooley and his Western Dance Gang, Lawrence Welk and his orchestra performing "Nobody Knows How Much I Love You," and an appearance by Ozzie Read More
Synopsis: Nat King Cole is best remembered as the world-renowned crooner who captivated audiences with his airy songs. Unforgettable traces Cole's life through the words of those that knew him personally. The star-studded lineup includes Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald, and Mel Torme. Together with Cole's Read More
Synopsis: A mix of comedy, dance and musical performances is featured in this installment of Storyville Films Jazz Legends series. Among the songs in Variety at the Apollo are "Only a Moment Ago" by Dinah Washington, "Mona Lisa" by Nat King Cole, and "Minnie the Moocher" by Cab Calloway and the Cabaliers. Read More
Synopsis: In the Storyville Films series Harlem Roots, the fourth film deals with a more upbeat tempo. The popular "Soundies," which were short music programs featuring popular stars at the peak of their careers, were produced between 1941 and 1947. In Harlem Roots, Vol. 4: Jivin' Time, Nat King Cole Read More
Synopsis: The Swing era conjures up images of sophisticated ladies, debonair gentlemen, and the big bands who entertained them with a certain élan. This program is the second volume in a series that captures that elegant era on film, with a look at the big bands. This episode features the unforgettable Read More
Synopsis: Volume 2 of this 2 video set feature title and film selections from black jazz bands such as Hot Chocolate (Ellington 1941), Calypso Blues (Cole 1951) and Unlucky Woman Blues (Horne 1941). ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Synopsis: This video captures the sounds of Nat Cole, the Mills Brothers and the Delta Rhythm Boys with titles such as "You Call It Madness" (Cole), "Paper Doll" (Mills Bros.) and "Take the 'A' Train" (Delta Boys). ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Jane Fonda, Lee Marvin, Michael Callan, Dwayne Hickman, Nat "King" Cole, Stubby Kaye
Synopsis: This musical spoof of Westerns featured Lee Marvin in dual roles that won him a Best Actor Oscar. Jane Fonda stars as the title character, a prim schoolmarm returning to her hometown of Wolf City, Wyoming, after receiving an Eastern education. On the train ride, Cat meets up with a pair of Read More
Synopsis: In 1961, the British Broadcasting Company filmed a concert appearance by American jazz artist Nat "King" Cole, and broadcast the footage as a special presentation later that same year. For nearly three decades, the Cole special was thought to be lost, but in the early 1990's it was discovered in Read More
Actors: Julie London, John Drew Barrymore, Nat "King" Cole, Anna Kashfi, Dean Jones
Synopsis: Scripted in another era, the premise for this interesting though conventional drama defending a partially mixed marriage would not be as convincing a few decades later. Chuck Nelson (John Drew Barrymore) is a wealthy young man who travels South of the border and meets and then marries Ginny (Julie London Read More
Actors: Nat "King" Cole, Pearl Bailey, Eartha Kitt, Ruby Dee, Mahalia Jackson, Cab Calloway, Ella Fitzgerald
Synopsis: The life of legendary bluesman W.C. Handy is highly dramatized in this tuneful biopic. The story opens as his father, a minister chastises his son for playing "the devil's music." Despite his father's admonitions, Handy is drawn to the blues. He is encouraged by two disparate women, one an earthy Read More
Actors: Gene Barry, Angie Dickinson, Nat "King" Cole, Lee Van Cleef, George Givot, Warren Hsieh, Paul Dubov
Synopsis: Writer-director Samuel Fuller applies his kino-fist to this raw-boned war drama -- one of the first American films to deal with Vietnam. The film concerns the battle between the Vietnamese and the Chinese, through the efforts of a small band of soldiers to locate and destroy a hidden communist Read More
Actors: Errol Flynn, Cornell Borchers, John Bentley, Torin Thatcher, Leif Erickson
Synopsis: In this adventure, a remake of Singapore (1947), a hero finds a bracelet containing 13 precious gems while visiting Istanbul. He soon finds himself pursued by covetous crooks who want those jewels. He is then deported by the Turkish authorities, but not before he has time to hide the bracelet in a Read More
Actors: Carol Ohmart, Tom Tryon, James Gregory, Elaine Stritch
Synopsis: The Scarlet Hour was a relatively bold experiment for a mid-1950s Paramount release. The studio expended a great deal of money on the project and enlisted the services of top-flight director Michael Curtiz -- then populated the cast with young unknowns. Carol Ohmart and Tom Tryon (yes, the future Read More
Actors: Count Basie
Synopsis: This video offers a feast of legendary musical acts from 1940's. Shot in the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, this film features Sarah Vaughan, Lionel Hampton, Nat "King" Cole, and Count Basie. ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Crew: Songwriter
Actors: Ralph Meeker, Albert Dekker, Paul Stewart, Wesley Addy, Maxine Cooper, Cloris Leachman
Synopsis: Regarded by many critics as the ultimate film noir, and by many more as the finest movie adaptation of a book by Mickey Spillane, Kiss Me Deadly stars Ralph Meeker as Spillane's anti-social private eye Mike Hammer. While driving down a lonely road late one evening, Hammer picks up a Read More
Synopsis: Master of ceremonies Willie Bryant hosts an eventful evening of music and comedy captured live at the Apollo Theater and featuring such popular artists as Nat King Cole, Duke Ellington, the Clovers, Dinah Washington, Martha Davis, and Mantan Moreland. Rhythm and blues, jazz, tap dancing, and Read More
Synopsis: Filmmakers Joseph Kohn and Leonard Reed assemble this patchwork collection of kinescopes featuring such legendary musicians as Sarah Vaughn, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Nipsey Russell, and Lionel Hampton. Master of Ceremonies Willie Bryant offers a stirring rendition of "Bad Bad Whiskey". ~ Jason Read More
Synopsis: Jeff Chandler narrates this informative profile of the life of Nat "King" Cole starring the artist himself, from his days as saloon pianist to recording artist with titles such as "Sweet Lorraine" and "Straighten Up and Fly Right." ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Jane Powell, Farley Granger, Ann Miller, S.Z. Sakall, Robert Keith, Bobby Van
Synopsis: A remake of the 1936 Janet Gaynor vehicle of the same name, Small Town Girl stars Jane Powell in the title role. Powell plays Cindy Kimball, daughter of village judge Gordon Kimball (Robert Keith). When wealthy playboy Rick Livingston (Farley Granger) is arrested for speeding, Judge Kimball Read More
Actors: Anne Baxter, Richard Conte, Ann Sothern, Raymond Burr, Jeff Donnell
Synopsis: After learning that her boyfriend, a GI in Korea, has found someone else, Norah Larkin (Anne Baxter) impulsively agrees to meet womanizer Harry Prebble (Raymond Burr) for dinner. Norah allows herself to get drunk and accept Prebble's invitation to his apartment. When he tries to force himself on Read More
Actors: Spike Jones
Synopsis: Host Spike Jones welcomes the Wayne Marlin Trio and Helen Grayco in this episode of the golden era television comedy show that had the entire country doubled over in laughter. With vaudeville skits featuring muscle men, cave men, and even a few hula dancers, as well as musical performances of Read More
Synopsis: Enjoy the sounds of Nat King Cole and his Trio in this all-black musical revue. ~ All Movie Guide Read More
Actors: Tom Breneman, Bonita Granville, Beulah Bondi, Edward Ryan
Synopsis: Breakfast in Hollywood was loosely based on the ABC radio program of the same name. Tom Breneman, the series' host, appears as himself in a contrived story about a radio personality attempting to smooth the path of true love for heroine Dorothy (Bonita Granville) and hero Ken (Edward Ryan); he Read More
Synopsis: This program features 27 performances by singer Nat "King" Cole during his early career in the 1950's in which he performed novelty jazz numbers such as Route 66 and Too Young. ~ Cammila Albertson, All Movie Guide Read More
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