Directed by
Hawks, Howard, American, 1896 - 1977
Subject of
Goodman, Benny, American, 1909 - 1986
Hampton, Lionel, American, 1908 - 2002
Owned by
Smith, Ernie, American, ca. 1925 - 2004
Date
1948
Medium
acetate film and plastic
Dimensions
Duration (digital file): 00:03:49
Physical extent (film): 49 ft
Description
A film clip of Benny Goodman and Lionel Hampton performing the jazz song "Stealin' Apples" in the musical film A Song is Born. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound (a) and an original plastic film reel (b). The footage opens with Professor Magenbruch (Benny Goodman) walking into a room accompanied by another gentleman. Professor Magenbruch approaches Lionel Hampton, who stands by a vibraphone and asks, "Is this the music here?" After a brief conversation, the group plays the tune to the jazz song "Stealin' Apples.” An audience surrounds Hampton, Professor Magenbruch and the other instrumentalists, and dances to the beat.
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
Instrumentalists (Musicians)
Jazz (Music)
Musical films
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
2015.275.32.1ab
Restrictions & Rights
Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd525c001cd-1e99-47b8-ba23-ffa67b33640c

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