Directed by
Berkeley, Busby, American, 1895 - 1976
Subject of
Benny Goodman Orchestra, American
Wilson, Teddy, American, 1912 - 1986
Hampton, Lionel, American, 1908 - 2002
Krupa, Gene, American, 1909 - 1973
Owned by
Smith, Ernie, American, ca. 1925 - 2004
Date
1937
Medium
acetate film
Dimensions
Duration (digital file): 00:05:40
Physical extent (film): 200 ft
Description
A 16mm motion picture film with a clip of The Benny Goodman Orchestra performing "Sing, Sing, Sing" on the musical comedy Hollywood Hotel. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound. The footage opens with Gene Krupa playing the drum as the camera slowly pans outwards to reveal The Benny Goodman Orchestra performing on a stage. Later in the clip, the camera focuses on specific instrumentalists from the Benny Goodman Quartet: Gene Krupa can be seen playing the drums, Benny Goodman is seen with the clarinet, Lionel Hampton playing the vibraphone and Teddy Wilson on the piano.
Place made
United States, North and Central America
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
sound films
black-and-white films (visual works)
16mm (photographic film size)
film clips
Topic
Film
Jazz (Music)
Musicians
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
2015.275.22.1a
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5cdf325f1-a251-4038-856e-a9d3be6d952d

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