Created by
Universal Network Television, American, founded 1950
Produced by
Goodman, Benny, American, 1909 - 1986
Subject of
Goodman, Benny, American, 1909 - 1986
Owned by
Smith, Ernie, American, ca. 1925 - 2004
Date
1961
Medium
acetate film
Dimensions
Duration (digital file): 00:17:49
Physical extent (film): 700 ft
Description
Film clips from "The Benny Goodman Show” (part of the Westinghouse Preview Theatre television series). It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound. The footage opens with an announcer stating, "Westinghouse Preview Theatre presents the king of swing, Benny Goodman." The footage then shows fireworks and rides from Disneyland, California. Next, Benny Goodman can be seen on the stage foretelling the show's lineup. The first song they perform is "Ridin' High." The band then plays several other tunes. At various points, audience members can be seen dancing and applauding. At the end of the show, the announcer says, “Benny Goodman saying goodbye from the happiest place on Earth, Disneyland,” before the closing credits role.
Place filmed
Anaheim, Orange County, California, 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)
Television
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
2015.275.36.1a
Restrictions & Rights
Unknown - Restrictions Possible
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GUID
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd5013c86f7-a37e-4e22-84cc-a0be718a1727

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