Cab Calloway
Cabell "Cab" Calloway III (December 25, 1907 – November 18, 1994) was an American jazz singer and bandleader. Calloway was a master of energetic scat singing and led one of the United States' most popular African American big bands from the start of the 1930s through the late 1940s. Calloway's band featured performers including trumpeters Dizzy Gillespie and Adolphus "Doc" Cheatham, saxophonists Ben Webster and Leon "Chu" Berry, New Orleans guitar ace Danny Barker, and bassist Milt Hinton. Calloway continued to perform until his death in 1994 at the age of 86. Description above from the Wikipedia article Cab Calloway, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.
Jake Blues, just released from prison, puts his old band back together to save the Catholic home...
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The Cincinnati Kid
as YellerAn up-and-coming poker player tries to prove himself in a high-stakes match against a long-time...
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Stormy Weather
as Cab CallowayThe relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of...
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Snow-White
as Koko the Clown (voice)Trouble starts when the queen's magic mirror says Betty Boop is fairest.
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Steve McQueen: Man on the Edge
as Self (archive footage)Abandoned by his father, he was a reform school kid with nothing going for him and a giant chip...
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Night of 100 Stars II
as SelfThis special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited...
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Minnie the Moocher
as Cab CallowayBetty Boop and Bimbo run away from home, but that night they are scared by a chorus of ghosts...
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Night of 100 Stars III
as SelfA celebrity benefit for The Actors' Fund of America, featuring music, songs, dance and comedy.
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The Old Man of the Mountain
as Himself & Old ManBetty Boop goes to see the fearsome Old Man of the Mountain for herself; he sings the title song...
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International House
as Cab CallowayForeign investors converge on a luxury hotel in China to bid on a new kind of radioscope. But,...
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The Stories Behind the Making of 'The Blues Brothers'
as Self (archive footage)The Stories Behind the Making of The Blues Brothers is an hour- long documentary featuring every...
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Grass
as Self (Archive Footage)Marijuana is the most controversial drug of the 20th Century. Smoked by generations to little...
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TV in Black: The First Fifty Years
as Self (archive footage)Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of...
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Betty Boop's Rise to Fame
as Old Man / ReporterA reporter interviews Max Fleischer about his creation, and Betty illustrates with excerpts from...
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The Littlest Angel
as GabrielAdapted from the book by Charles Tazewell. Michael, a shepherd boy living in Biblical times,...
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St. Louis Blues
as BladeWill Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends...
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Piano Blues
as Self (archive footage)Director — and piano player — Clint Eastwood explores his life-long passion for piano blues,...
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The Big Broadcast
as as Cab Calloway BandThe top brass at a radio station believe their popular new star singer is paying more attention...
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Black Shadows on a Silver Screen
as Self (archive footage)Ossie Davis narrates a history of "race films," films made before 1950 which catered to a...
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Manhattan Merry-Go-Round
as SelfIn this musical comedy, a crooked record producer uses his mob connections to force performers...
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Betty Boop: Queen of the Cartoons
as Self (archive footage)From the A&E "Biography" series, a review of the birth, development and cinematic history of...
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The Singing Kid
as Cab CallowayNeurotic Broadway star Al Jackson faces professional ruin when he loses his voice. While...
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Hi-De-Ho
as HimselfCab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Ends with a...
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Rhythm and Blues Revue
as SelfRhythm and Blues Revue is a plotless variety show, one of several compiled for theatrical...
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Sensations of 1945
as Cab CallowayAs dancer Ginny Walker performs on stage, a veiled woman in the audience stands up, accuses...
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Jazz Ball
as Self (archive footage)A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats...
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Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
as Cab CallowayThis jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity. Bandleader Cab Calloway...
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Hi-De-Ho
as Cab CallowayYoung Cab Calloway's mother is concerned, because Cab spends his days listening to the radio,...
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I Was Here When You Left Me
as uncreditedCab Calloway & Dotty Saulter perform "I Was Here When You Left Me".
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The Skunk Song
as uncreditedCab Calloway and The Cabaliers are singing about how The Big Bad Wolf only talks about his...
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Minnie the Moocher
as Himself / VocalsCab Calloway performing his famous hit "Minnie the Moocher".
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The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the...
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Cab Calloway Home Movie #2
as SelfA compilation reel of silent, black-and-white home movies featuring Cab Calloway and his family...
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Caldonia
as HimselfLouis Jordan, with his band, sings and performs the title song, "Caldonia,", and "Honey Child,"...
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Ebony Parade
as (archive footage)Mantan Moreland hosts a series of filmed song, dance and band numbers by various artists, mostly...
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We the Cats Shall Hep Ya
as HimselfCab Calloway sings "We the Cats Shall Hep Ya".
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Blues in the Night
as uncreditedCab Calloway and his Cabaliers sing "Blues in the Night".
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Foo a Little Bally-Hoo
as uncreditedCab Calloway sings "Foo a Little Bally-Hoo".
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Everything's Fine
as Himself (Voice)An experimental short film using only free archival footage.
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Cab Calloway: Sketches
as HimselfA singer, dancer, and bandleader, Cab led one of the most popular African American big bands...
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Cab Calloway Home Movies
as uncreditedA collection of home movies filmed from 1948-1951 featuring the legendary entertainer Cab...
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Cab Calloway Home Movie #1
as SelfA 16mm black-and-white, silent home movie film by Cab and Zulme "Nuffie" Calloway during a tour...
Movie pageCab Calloway Home Movie #3
as SelfA compilation reel of 16mm home movies filmed by Cab and Zulme "Nuffie" Calloway during a tour...
Movie pageCab Calloway Home Movie #5
as SelfCompilation reel of 16mm color home movies of Cab Calloway and his family in Long Island, New...
Movie pageCab Calloway Home Movie: Haiti
as Self16mm silent color film shot by Cab Calloway during his 1951 tour in Haiti. This film features...
Movie pageCab Calloway Home Movie #4
as SelfA compilation reel of 16mm home movies filmed by Cab Calloway during a tour of South America,...
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The Mike Douglas Show
as SelfThe Mike Douglas Show is an American daytime television talk show hosted by Mike Douglas that...
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The Love Boat
as Lionel BigelowPassengers who search for romantic nights aboard a beautiful ship travelling to tropical or...
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Great Performances
as SelfThe best in the performing arts from across America and around the world including a diverse...
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What's My Line?
as SelfFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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Kraft Music Hall
as SelfKraft Music Hall is an umbrella title for several television series aired by NBC in the United...
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Harry O
as uncreditedAfter being shot in the line of duty, Harry Orwell was forced to retire from the San Diego...
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Hallmark Hall of Fame
as uncreditedHallmark Hall of Fame is an anthology program on American television, sponsored by Hallmark...
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