Descriptive Summary: 135f., b&w, An excerpt from the RKO Radio Picture of the same name.
Copyright: 1930
Corporate Creator: RKO
Producer: William LeBaron
Director: Melville W. Brown
Performer(s): Duke Ellington and His Cotton Club Orchestra, personnel: Hardwick, hodges, Bigard, Carney; Whetsol, Williams, Jenkins; Nanton, Tizol; Ellington, Guy, Braud, Greer; Bing Crosby, Harry Barris, Al Rinker
Song Title(s):
1. "Three Little Words", vocals by Crosby, Barris and Rinker
2. "Old Man Blues", instrumental solos by Carney, Hodges, and Jenkins
Video reference copy
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
