Louis Jordan

Swing Parade of 1946
as HimselfA struggling young singer falls for a nightclub owner whose father, a millionaire, is trying to...
Movie pageBluesland: A Portrait in American Music
as SelfBlues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the...
Movie pageIt's Black Entertainment
as Self (archive footage)A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of...
Movie pageLook-Out Sister
as Louis JordanA famous bandleader, suffering from overwork and exhaustion, goes to a sanitarium for a rest....
Movie pageReet, Petite, and Gone
as Schyler Jarvis / Louis JarvisOld-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan...
Movie pageThe Harlem Renaissance
as Self (archive footage)Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the...
Movie pageJordan Jive
as HimselfLouis Jordan's Orchestra perform Jordan Jive. Setting is a canteen, with the orchestra and...
Movie pageBeware
as Lucius Brokenshire 'Louis' JordanWare College is a small Black college in Ware, Ohio. Once prominent, it is now low in...
Movie pageCaldonia
as HimselfLouis Jordan, with his band, sings and performs the title song, "Caldonia,", and "Honey Child,"...
Movie pageSwingtime Jamboree
as HimselfCompilation film of various African-American performers and acts.
Movie pageJumpin' at the Jubilee
as SelfSoundies short film featuring Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five performing "Jumpin' at the Jubilee"
Movie pageBuzz Me
as uncreditedA Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
Movie pageDown, Down, Down
as uncreditedA Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
Movie pageRation Blues
as uncreditedA Soundie with Louis Jordan and his Orchestra.
Movie pageG.I. Jive
as Himself / VocalistLouis Jordan and his Tympany Five perform "G.I. Jive"
Movie pageOld Man Mose
as uncreditedSoundie of Louis Jordan performing "Old Man Mose."
Movie pageLouis Jordan & The Tympany Five
as HimselfThis rare collection of early music videos -- known as "soundies" -- from the 1930s and '40s...
Movie pageSwing Era - Louis Jordan
as uncreditedOne of the chief progenitors of the R&B idiom and a pioneer of the small-combo "jump" blues...
Movie pageWhat's My Line?
as Self - Mystery GuestFour panelists must determine guests' occupations - and, in the case of famous guests, while...
TV Show pageThe Ed Sullivan Show
as SelfThe Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June...
TV Show pageThe Judy Garland Show
as SelfThe Judy Garland Show is an American musical variety television series that aired on CBS on...
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