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Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party
4 years, 11 months ago at May 23 18:07
Cab Calloway’s Jitterbug Party’s is a perfectly serviceable musical short that needed some visual imagination to match the high-octane energy of the music and performers. Cursed with a point-and-shoot style that several early sound musicals are doomed with, Jitterbug Party nearly undermines the swinging good time promised by Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra. Leave it to Calloway’s rapi... read more
Cab Calloway performs two numbers at the Cotton Club, then takes his friends down to Harlem for a jitterbug party.
Release date: 24 May 1935
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Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party
“Cab Calloway’s Jitterbug Party’s is a perfectly serviceable musical short that needed some visual imagination to match the high-octane energy of the music and performers. Cursed with a point-and-shoot style that several early sound musicals are doomed with, Jitterbug Party nearly undermines the swinging good time promised by Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra. Leave it to Calloway’s rapid-fire vocal technique and manic movements to keep you engaged. It’s also notable for historical import: a very young Lena Horne appears as a chorus girl during the final scene.” read more
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