| HARLEM Duke Ellington & the Cotton Club Band | ||
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| This clip is not available for streaming at this time. Please contact WPA. | Tape Master: | 7553 |
| Catalog #: | 526063 | |
| Clip Number: | 526063-1 | |
| Orginal Film: | UN 68 G | |
| Timecode: | 01:27:47 - 01:32:02 | |
| Location: | Harlem, New York, NY, USA | |
| Year Shot: | 1933 (Actual Year) | |
| Audio: | No | |
| Color: | No | |
| Headings: | CULTURAL GROUPS: African - Americans ENTERTAINMENT: Floor Show ENTERTAINMENT/DANCE: Theatrical, Chorus Line ENTERTAINMENT/MUSIC: Jazz LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York PERSONALITIES: Ellington, Edward Kennedy (Duke Ellington) RECREATION: Nightlife, Nightclubs | |
| Description: | Master 7553 A Same as catalog # 525988 Cotton Club sign, white audience, and floor show with sexy showgirls dancing. Brief shots of Duke Ellington and band intercut. Also features sometimes patronizing or racist intertitles. New York, NY "Everything is kept dark in Harlem until after midnight." CU Illuminated neon sign "Cotton Club". "Fashionable New York gathers at the Cotton Club." Shots of white people in the Night Club. "Hot Harlem Heaters!" A man sings a song while girls dance behind him. The girls change their costumes as the number progresses. CU African American jazz musician plays trumpet. More dancing from the artists. "Night Hawks - the roost and stupefy until dawn." A man pours a drink. More shots of dancers. "Duke Ellington - he is Harlem's King of Jazz." CU Duke Ellington. More shots of dancers. Intercut with band. "Grand Finale". All manner of artists perform together - black, white and blacked up . "Grander Finale" Lots of dancing shots. Intercut with band. | |
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