Directed by
Lang, Walter, American, 1896 - 1972
Subject of
Faye, Alice, American, 1915 - 1998
Grable, Betty, American, 1916 - 1973
Gilbert, Billy, American, 1894 - 1971
Owned by
Smith, Ernie, American, ca. 1925 - 2004
Date
1940
Medium
acetate film
Dimensions
Duration (digitial file): 00:03:03
Physical extent (film): 160 ft
Description
A film clip with a performance of "Sheik of Araby" from the film Tin Pan Alley. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound. The footage opens with several women dancing on stage. Their routine terminates with them sitting around a man (Billy Gilbert) underneath a canopy. Shortly afterwards, two veiled women (Alice Faye and Betty Grabble) enter the stage dancing as they sing the jazz song "Sheik of Araby." Billy Gilbert then joins the women's performance and the trio sing and dance on the stage. The audience applauds at the end of their performance.
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)
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
2015.275.29.1a
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5be4044b1-901c-464f-a326-7460abf303cb

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