Descriptive Summary: 912f., b&w, a composite reel created by Ernie Smith
1. The Copacabana Review, excerpt
Copyright: ca. 1950s
Corporate Creator: Thunderbird Films/Paramount Pictures release
Producer: Film Institute, Inc.
Director: Leslie Roush
Performer(s): Pancho and His Orchestra, The Six Samba Sirens (female dancers), Don Loper and Barrat (male/female dance team), Los Hermanos Williams (male dance team), and Juanita Juarez
2. Copacabana, excerpt
Copyright: 1947
Corporate Creator: United Artists
Producer: Sam Coslow
Director: Alfred E. Green
Performer(s): Andy Russell, Steve Cochran, Gloria Jean, The Original Copa Girls, Groucho Marx, Carmen Miranda, Maxine Fifi
Song Title(s): a. "We've Come to the Copa", performed by The Original Copa Girls b. Unidentified female singer-dancer c. Song and dance routine between Miranda and Andy Russell d. A number by Fifi e. "My Heart Was Doing the Bolero", Miranda, Fifi and Russell
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.
