Produced by
Hollingshead, Gordon, American, 1892 - 1952
Subject of
The Three Whippets, American
Calloway, Cab, American, 1907 - 1994
The Five Racketeers, American
Hall, Adelaide, American, 1901 - 1993
Nicholas, Fayard, American, 1914 - 2006
Nicholas, Harold, American, 1921 - 2000
Wilson, Eunice, American, 1911 - 1984
Owned by
Smith, Ernie, American, ca. 1925 - 2004
Date
1946
Medium
acetate film
Dimensions
Duration (digital file): 00:09:39
Physical extent (film): 400 ft
Description
A motion picture film with the title Dixieland Jamboree. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound. It opens with footage of people working in a field and a narrator saying, "Always, music has been an intimate part of a people's existence and in America, the negro has given to music a newer, greater significance…" Short clips of different musical performances accompany his commentary, sometimes including scenes from the film Jammin' the Blues. At 00:00:53, singer/actress Eunice Wilson and vaudeville entertainers Five Racketeers can be seen performing on stage. In the next scene, The Three Whippets, dressed as chefs, are seen performing acrobatics on a stage. In the subsequent scene, Adelaide Hall sings on a stage while a pianist plays behind her. The penultimate act features the Nicholas Brothers tap dancing, while the final scene showcases Cab Calloway and His Orchestra performing onstage.
Place made
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
short subjects
16mm (photographic film size)
Topic
Film
Jazz (Music)
Credit Line
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift in memory of Ernest (Ernie) R. Smith, Jazz Historian
Object number
2015.275.19.1a
Restrictions & Rights
© Warner Brothers Pictures
Permission required for use. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5496e8af8-8c35-4ffb-b18d-adde274904b4

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