Distributed by
RKO-Pathe, Inc., American, founded 1931
Subject of
Goodman, Benny, American, 1909 - 1986
Goodman, Benny Orchestra, American
Carnegie Hall, American, founded 1891
Owned by
Smith, Ernie, American, ca. 1925 - 2004
Date
1938
Medium
acetate film
Dimensions
Duration (digitial file): 00:01:27.
Physical extent (film): 60 ft
Description
A 16mm print of a film with the title S-Wing It!: The "Cats" Yowl in Carnegie Hall. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film without sound. The film opens with a title card that reads [RKO-PATHE NEWS / S-WING IT! / THE "CATS" YOWL / IN CARNEGIE HALL / Described by ANDRE BARUCH]. In the first scene, cars can be seen driving past Carnegie Hall as people holding placards march outside the building. The next shot shows a poster that reads [BENNY GOODMAN / AND HIS / SWING ORCHESTRA] before another scene with people entering a building plays. In the next scene, the Benny Goodman Orchestra is seen performing on stage as members of the audience sing and tap their feet.
Place filmed
New York City, New York County, New York, United States, North and Central America
Classification
Time-based Media - Moving Images
Type
silent 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
2015.275.27.1a
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5b85bd80d-8d1b-4d59-b25e-b6115f041186

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