It takes a collector’s serendipity to find a clue about a movie nobody ever saw. When opening a program dated with pencil by the original owner “November 14, 1947,” we found at the penultimate page a mysterious photo with a… Read the full story →
Category: Movies, Soundies and Cameos
In 1965 Cab Calloway appeared in a superb dramatic supporting role in the Steve McQueen film The Cincinnati Kid. Based on a best-selling novel, the movie was a wonderful opportunity for Cab to show his assets in poker, since he was himself… Read the full story →
“Hi De Ho” is a Vitaphone movie released on February 20, 1937 by Warner Bros in the Melody Masters Series, that wonderfully demonstrates the musical qualities and stage persona of Cab Calloway and his musicians. But there’s more to know about… Read the full story →
“Hi De Ho” is a Vitaphone movie released on February 20, 1937 by Warner Bros in the Melody Masters Series, that wonderfully demonstrates the musical qualities and stage persona of Cab Calloway and his musicians. But there’s more to know about… Read the full story →
“Recognized as a ‘natural’ for television, Cab has made several test performances before the television cameras” states The Macon News dated February 2, 1947. But Cab Calloway’s first known TV appearance is only dated a few weeks before, on January 17, 1947 between… Read the full story →
Before merchandized television sets were sold to the American customer, a couple of movies using the primitive and experimental television as a futuristic subject of fantasy welcomed Cab Calloway in a couple of scenes. And that started as early as 1933! In… Read the full story →
Among the cameos Cab Calloway did in several movies, this one for Manhattan Merry-Go-Round remains quite obscure and barely appears in people’s minds when talking about jazz on screen. Yet, this short sequence within a mediocre “filmusical” produced by the low budget… Read the full story →
St. Louis Blues (1958) is a movie production that was filled with promise, a film biography of W.C. Handy covering the obstacles and successes of a great American, a musical with a magnificent canon of songs, and the on-screen assembly… Read the full story →
Following the success of The Blues Brothers, Cab Calloway is growing interest on the part of producers. Television in particular is interested. Cab has made a few appearances in the series (Madigan, and other particular which we'll write a future… Read the full story →
La personnalité et les chansons de Cab Calloway en ont fait un icone publicitaire depuis longtemps. Avec le revival suite à la sortie des films "The Blues Brothers" (John LANDIS, 1980) et "The Cotton Club" (Francis F. COPPOLA, 1984) , Cab est revenu… Read the full story →
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Cab Calloway on Television: 1 – The Thirties
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“Don’t Be a Joe” (1947), the unreleased and lost movie with Cab Calloway
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“The Blues Brothers” (1980)
Voici le film qui a fait découvrir Cab Calloway à toute… -
THE MAN FROM HARLEM MEETS THE CINCINNATI KID
In 1965 Cab Calloway appeared in a superb dramatic supporting role in the… -
Cab Calloway in the movie “Manhattan Merry-Go-Round”, 1937
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“Hi De Ho” (1937): the Cab Calloway Vitaphone (2/2)
“Hi De Ho” is a Vitaphone movie released on February 20, 1937 by… -
“The Love Boat” (1982)
Following the success of The Blues Brothers, Cab Calloway is growing interest… -
Cab Calloway on Television: 2 – The Forties
“Recognized as a ‘natural’ for television, Cab has made several test performances… -
McDonald and “Minnie the Moocher” (1985)
La personnalité et les chansons de Cab Calloway en ont fait un… -
“The Singing Kid” (1936)
Here's a movie of minor interest, except the stage is shared by…