1 Film reel (black and white, composite optical soundtrack, compilation reel, 16mm, 1150 feet)
Container:
Reel OF 1323.1
Type:
Archival materials
Moving Images
Film reels
Date:
circa 1944-1948
Scope and Contents:
Compilation reel of various musical performances. The following list is transcribed from a note attached to the original film cannister:
Gene Krupa Orchestra - Let Me Off Uptown (O'Day, Eldrige)
Fats Waller - Ain't Misbehavin'
Louis Armstrong - When It's Sleepy Time Down South
Hoagy Carmichael - Stardust, Lazybones (with Dorothy Dandridge)
Wingy Mannone - When the Saints Go Marching In
Fats Waller - Honey Suckle Rose
Rio Rita Orchestra (actually led by actress Donna Drake) with vocalist Alan Ladd - Look at You
Cootie Williams Orchestra (band short) - five musical segments including blues number by "Cleanhead" Eddie Vinson, Douglas Bros. dancers, Laura Watson vocal, Lindy Hoppers in finale
Collection Restrictions:
Collection is open for research.
Collection Rights:
Reproduction restricted due to copyright or trademark. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
Collection Citation:
Duncan Schiedt Jazz Collection, 1900-2012, Archives Center, National Museum of American History
Sponsor:
Processing and encoding funded by a grant from the Council on Library and Information Resources.
