Louis Jordan
It's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of...
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The Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archival footage)Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the...
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Swing Parade of 1946
as HimselfA struggling young singer falls for a nightclub owner whose father, a millionaire, is trying to...
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Jordan Jive
as HimselfLouis Jordan's Orchestra perform Jordan Jive. Setting is a canteen, with the orchestra and...
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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as uncreditedBlues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the...
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Reet, Petite, and Gone
as Schyler Jarvis / Louis JarvisOld-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan...
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Look-Out Sister
as Louis JordanA famous bandleader, suffering from overwork and exhaustion, goes to a sanitarium for a rest....
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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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Beware
as Lucius Brokenshire 'Louis' JordanWare College is a small Black college in Ware, Ohio. Once prominent, it is now low in...
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Buzz Me
as uncreditedA Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
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Jumpin' at the Jubilee
as SelfSoundies short film featuring Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five performing "Jumpin' at the Jubilee"
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G.I. Jive
as Himself / VocalistLouis Jordan and his Tympany Five perform "G.I. Jive"
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Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five
as HimselfThis rare collection of early music videos -- known as "soundies" -- from the 1930s and '40s...
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Down, Down, Down
as uncreditedA Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
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Swing Era - Louis Jordan
as uncreditedOne of the chief progenitors of the R&B idiom and a pioneer of the small-combo "jump" blues...
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What's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
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The Ed Sullivan Show
as Self - MusicianThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
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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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The Judy Garland Show
as HimselfThe Judy Garland Show is an American musical variety television series that aired on CBS on...
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