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Preview Clip: Boogie-Woogie Dream (1944, Lena Horne, Teddy Wilson, Pete Jackson, Albert Ammons)
"Boogie-Woogie Dream" (1944) is a short musical featuring Lena Horne, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Teddy Wilson, and his Orchestra. Official Films is responsible for the production and distribution of the movie. The film showcases musical talent when Lena sings "Unlucky Woman" and Albert and Pete perform "Boogie Woogie Dreams." Teddy Wilson and his Orchestra provide additional musical numbers while playing for Lena.
Official Films released the movie in 1944, but filming started in 1941, two years before Lena Horne starred in "Stormy Weather" and Cabin in the Sky." So by 1941, Lena hadn't made it into the Hollywood limelight even after appearing in her first leading role in the 1938 film by Ralph Cooper, "The Duke is Tops." In addition, Pete Thomas and Albert Ammons were professional pianists famous for their jazz and boogie-woogie compositions. Teddy Wilson was also a prominent pianist who worked with Louis Armstrong, Lionel Hampton, and Billie Holiday. Wilson formed his short-lived big band in 1939, then led a sextet at Café Society from 1940 to 1944.
While the film was short, it received many advertisements in 1944 and 1945. However, Lena's sudden stardom increased attraction in this movie.
Director: Hans Burger
Writer: Karl Farkas
Starring Lena Horne, Albert Ammons, Pete Johnson, Teddy Wilson, Virginia Pine, Russell Morrison
Storyline
After hours at a nightclub, the hired help has a jam session, which a couple of overdue customers wanted to hear.
www.daaracarchive.org/2023/02/boogie-woogie-dreams-1944.html
This movie presents the first digital transfer provided by the Department of Afro-American Research, Arts, and Culture. The film was scanned from a 16 mm reel to hi-definition.
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The House of Dies Drear (1984, Howard E. Rollins Jr., Shavar Ross, Gloria Foster, Joe Seneca)
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www.daaracarchive.org/2016/07/house-of-dies-drear-1984.html This eerie ghost story with a twist reaches back o the days of slavery and underground railroads. Spooky antics begin when a modern-day black family moves into a historic old house that seems to be haunted by murdered abolitionist Dies Drear. Dramatic special effects help build suspense as Walter Small and his son Thomas seek to discov...
Bustin' Loose (1981, trailer) [Richard Pryor, Cicely Tyson, Robert Christian, Angel Ramirez Jr.]
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www.daaracarchive.org/2010/06/bustin-loose-1981.html Parole officer Donald (Robert Christian) compels his foul-mouthed ex-con charge Joe Braxton (Richard Pryor) to escort a bus full of special education students from Philadelphia to the Pacific Northwest, where their teacher Vivian Perry (Cicely Tyson) plans to set up a new school. But when Braxton's latest attempt at going straight becomes a f...
Preview Clip: Big Fella (1937, Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Roy Emerton, Eldon Gorst)
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www.daaracarchive.org/2012/11/big-fella-1937.html Paul Robeson stars as Joe, a Marseilles dockworker who is asked by police to help find a young boy missing from an ocean liner. When Joe finally discovers the child (Eldon Grant), he learns that the boy escaped of his own will, and takes him to stay with a local cafe singer, Miranda (Elisabeth Welch). Joe and Miranda become surrogate parents to ...
Preview Clip: Getting Over (1981, John Daniels, Gwen Briscoe, Bernice Givens, Mary Hopkins)
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www.daaracarchive.org/2012/08/getting-over-1981.html Mike (John Daniels) has a dream of making it big in the music industry, along with a female singing group -The Heavenly Sisters. Bigot-Mobster Board Chairman of a top music corporation cons Mike into a no-win situation and takes control of all records produced by "Impossible Funky Records" label - Mike's company. Gwen (Gwen Brisco) and Mike f...
Preview Clip: The Kid from Left Field (1979, Gary Coleman, Robert Guillaume, Gary Collins)
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www.daaracarchive.org/2022/02/the-kid-from-left-field-1979-tv-movie.html Padres owner Fred Walker (Ed McMahon) is seriously considering selling his bottom-ranked team until he hires Jackie Roberson ("JR") Cooper (Coleman) as batboy. Miraculously, the Padres are transformed into a lean, mean, winning machine and the players are convinced they've found their lucky charm. Now the Padres are winnin...
Preview Clip: On the Right Track (1981, Gary Coleman, Bill Russell, Norman Fell, Lisa Eilbacher)
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www.daaracarchive.org/2013/12/on-right-track-1981.html While some people may not view a railroad station as an ideal home, 10-year old orphan Lester (Gary Coleman) finds his Union Station residence more than adequate. It serves as a comfortable refuge from the frantic city life until Lester's extraordinary knack for picking racetrack winners becomes public knowledge. With captivating charm and ...
Preview Clip: Safe in Hell (1931, Nina Mae McKinney)
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Nina Mae McKinney sings in the film, "Safe in Hell" (1931). www.daarac.ngo www.daaracarchive.org
Preview Clip: No Time For Romance (1948, Joel Fluellen, Austin McCoy, Shirley Haven, Eunice Wilson)
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www.daaracarchive.org/2021/12/no-time-for-romance-1948.html A talented young Black songwriter gets his big break in a New York Musical. His adversary tried to prevent him from auditioning for J.D. Richards, the renowned New York musical agent.
Preview Clip: Tall, Tan, & Terrific (1946, Mantan Moreland, Monte Hawley, Francine Everett)
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www.daaracarchive.org/2013/03/tall-tan-terrific-1946.html Professional gambler The Duke (Dots Johnson) attempts to cheat Handsome Harry Hansom (Monte Hawley), who owns a successful Harlem nightclub, out of his club and his contract with his lead singer and girlfriend Tall, Tan, and Terrific (Francine Everett). This leads to a murder that is solved by club comic Mantan Moreland and club photogra...
Preview Clip: Broken Strings (1940, Clarence Muse, Sybil Lewis, William Washington, Tommie Moore)
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www.daaracarchive.org/2016/12/broken-strings-1940.html The gifted hands of a world-renowned musician are crippled in a car crash. Reduced to giving lessons to children on the instrument he once mastered, violinist Arthur Williams (Clarence Muse) has become an embittered malcontent. Frustrated by the apparent lack of discipline in his students (one of them, his own son), and despairing of the de...
Soundie: Paper Doll (1942, The Mills Brothers, Dorothy Dandridge, Juanita Moore)
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www.daaracarchive.org/2021/12/paper-doll-1942-soundie.html The Mills Brothers perform "Paper Doll" featuring Dorothy Dandridge dancing. Juanita Moore is one of the girls sitting on one of the Mills Brothers' lap.
Preview Clip: Ebony Parade (1947, The Jubalaires, Mantan Moreland, Mable Lee)
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www.daaracarchive.org/2018/08/ebony-parade-1947-lost-film.html Mantan Moreland host a series of filmed footage of musical variety type from the period.
Soundie: I Dreamt I Dwelt In Harlem (1941, Delta Rhythm Boys)
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www.daaracarchive.org/2021/12/i-dreamt-i-dwelt-in-harlem-1941-soundie.html The Delta Rhythm Boys perform "I Dreamt I Dwelt in Harlem" (1941).
Preview Clip: Billy: Portrait of a Street Kid (1977, LeVar Burton, Ossie Davis, Tina Andrews)
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www.daaracarchive.org/2021/12/billy-portrait-of-street-kid-1977-tv.html Levar Burton stars in this gripping family drama concerning a sensitive, but a hardened inner-city teenager who is spiritually revitalized after a suicide attempt. He gets a job as an assistant in a veterinarian's office, and working with all the animals begins to affect his outlook on life.
Preview Clip: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978, Morgan Freeman, Claudia McNeil, Janet MacLachlan)
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Preview Clip: Roll of Thunder, Hear My Cry (1978, Morgan Freeman, Claudia McNeil, Janet MacLachlan)
Preview Clip: Klash (1995, Jasmine Guy, Giancarlo Esposito, Stafford Ashani, Carl Bradshaw)
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Preview Clip: Klash (1995, Jasmine Guy, Giancarlo Esposito, Stafford Ashani, Carl Bradshaw)
Klash (1995, trailer) [Jasmine Guy, Giancarlo Esposito, Stafford Ashani, Carl Bradshaw]
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Klash (1995, trailer) [Jasmine Guy, Giancarlo Esposito, Stafford Ashani, Carl Bradshaw]
Preview Clip: Song of Freedom (1936, Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Esme Percy, Robert Adams)
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Preview Clip: Song of Freedom (1936, Paul Robeson, Elisabeth Welch, Esme Percy, Robert Adams)
Soundie: Just a Sittin' and a Rockin' (1945, Delta Rhythm Boys)
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Soundie: Just a Sittin' and a Rockin' (1945, Delta Rhythm Boys)
Soundie: Low Down Dog (1944, Meade Lux Lewis)
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Soundie: Low Down Dog (1944, Meade Lux Lewis)
Blaxploitation Clip: Velvet Smooth (1976, Johnnie Hill, Owen Watson, René Van Clief, Elsie Roman)
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Blaxploitation Clip: Velvet Smooth (1976, Johnnie Hill, Owen Watson, René Van Clief, Elsie Roman)
Blaxploitation Clip: Right on! (1970, Felipe Luciano, Gylan Kain, David Nelson)
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Blaxploitation Clip: Right on! (1970, Felipe Luciano, Gylan Kain, David Nelson)
Preview Clip: Jimmie Lunceford and His Dance Orchestra (1936, The Three Brown Jacks)
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Preview Clip: Jimmie Lunceford and His Dance Orchestra (1936, The Three Brown Jacks)
Soundie: Caravan (1942, The Mills Brothers)
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Soundie: Caravan (1942, The Mills Brothers)
Soundie: Sandin' Joe (1945, Dallas Bartley & His Band)
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Soundie: Sandin' Joe (1945, Dallas Bartley & His Band)
Preview Clip: That's the Spirit (1933, Cora La Redd, Noble Sissle and his Band)
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Preview Clip: That's the Spirit (1933, Cora La Redd, Noble Sissle and his Band)
Preview Clip: Smash Your Baggage (1932, Small's Paradise Entertainers)
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Preview Clip: Smash Your Baggage (1932, Small's Paradise Entertainers)
Crime Partners (trailer, 2003) [Tyrin Turner, John 'B.J.' Bryant, Clifton Powell, Jeanette Branch]
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Crime Partners (trailer, 2003) [Tyrin Turner, John 'B.J.' Bryant, Clifton Powell, Jeanette Branch]
Soundie: This Joint Is Jumpin' (1941, Fat Waller and His Band, Myra Johnson)
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Soundie: This Joint Is Jumpin' (1941, Fat Waller and His Band, Myra Johnson)

КОМЕНТАРІ

  • @LarryJohnson-wk2nq
    @LarryJohnson-wk2nq 21 годину тому

    We did lose an entire generation to drugs especially narcotics

  • @GigiB167
    @GigiB167 День тому

    Is that MICHAEL McDONALD SINGING the song LL & Victoria make love to in this movie?? I can't find out, I've google! Help with Y or N name of song please!

  • @ExRhodesian
    @ExRhodesian День тому

    Her parents had the right idea, mixed race children never fare well even the Africans loathed them.

  • @AsianBeautyThanksForThe.Likes1

    Fredi washington was gorgeous and beautiful

  • @user-un6eu5uc5m
    @user-un6eu5uc5m 2 дні тому

    Classic!!

  • @user-lh7kt2ko4q
    @user-lh7kt2ko4q 3 дні тому

    Great line!!!! Should've been both of them second Oscar, however we all know those people don't want to show the world that black stars are great actors and not just comic books fools, and neighbor hood thugs, it's all propaganda to them portray Black's in a negative way, and make the world think that why about us, Hitler tried it and look what happened to Germany, America is next

  • @jaywopp
    @jaywopp 3 дні тому

    just watched this for the first time and I can say this an all time classic this movie moved me in ways I can’t explain

  • @antoniochimenti7113
    @antoniochimenti7113 3 дні тому

    Mabel Lee : The most beautiful black woman of the movie! What body,what legs,what style!

  • @chrisg9703
    @chrisg9703 3 дні тому

    "i know oakland, no"

  • @oloruncorey6745
    @oloruncorey6745 3 дні тому

    Finally saw Nikki Swasey aka Lisa Hayes from Diff'rent Strokes in this movie clip. 😆

  • @MaKeaTillman
    @MaKeaTillman 4 дні тому

    They Don't Make Movies Like This No More

  • @stevel.2759
    @stevel.2759 4 дні тому

    Mr. Clarence Williams III liked crisp bills at the bank. I was his bank teller. He was so grumpy but lit up when I loved him Deep Cover that year. R.I.P.

  • @pamfaulkner7026
    @pamfaulkner7026 4 дні тому

    The latter version with Lana Turner is more of a tear jerker.

  • @mitsukami
    @mitsukami 5 днів тому

    Maximum respect for all these geniuses in the art of dancing, singing and making music 🗿🍷.

  • @TS-1267
    @TS-1267 5 днів тому

    ... THE ' EARL JONES ' SCOWL 2:03

  • @dinahkyle3196
    @dinahkyle3196 6 днів тому

    RIP Louis Gossett, Jr.

  • @DoubeEdged7
    @DoubeEdged7 7 днів тому

    Roger Thomas

  • @Themaddprof
    @Themaddprof 7 днів тому

    Doesn't a young Bob Marley appear in this movie?

  • @anthonycooper598
    @anthonycooper598 8 днів тому

    There's a story within the story, so many miss. But for those who know. The truth will set you free, and no one can pretend they are something that they are not. The Devil has been trying for ever to replace the truth. Job a story in the pages of the book of remembrance tells that the earth is given into the hands of the wicked, But greed and oppression covers the faces of the seer of truth until he be exposed and the light of the world will shine. Those written in the pages of life will rejoices and forever smile. Those who enjoyed the ways of sins will witness the smoke that will last forever. The rich man and Lazarus is a reminder of the ones who enjoy the pleasures of life without the Most High.

  • @allenscott68
    @allenscott68 9 днів тому

    Zulu swashbuckler. Man remember when I first seen this movie this see fuck me up🗣‼️😣😖😢😔

  • @howief86
    @howief86 10 днів тому

    I'll always remember this clip from the Motown 25 special, when Billie says that famous line at 3:19 "Success in NOHTING without someone you love to share it with". Wow!

  • @kavondalton4124
    @kavondalton4124 10 днів тому

    My favorite movie

  • @XKAHAN1
    @XKAHAN1 10 днів тому

    Joe Jackson covered this on his Jumpin Jive album and it smoked. Unfortunately, he gets credit for writing it which is clearly false! He may have added a word or two ( or not) but as per usual, the black artists don’t get credit they deserve or the royalties. My dad (1910 - 1981) grew up in NYC and knew Cab Calloway & did not like him a bit. Called him Uncle Tom. Pops could be harsh. For myself I’ve always felt that Cab got screwed like SO many others. Check out the movie, Stormy Weather and you’ll see what I mean. They wouldn’t have been the Beatles, Allman Brothers, or Elvis without the true giants who came before. Also, Louis Jordan is THE cat who made it all happen!

  • @Lily10403
    @Lily10403 10 днів тому

    This girl playing Sally does not match her . I read Sally was very white looking with long straight black hair .

  • @beeaware3621
    @beeaware3621 10 днів тому

    Olivia Cole worked the hell out of that character!!!!! 10s across the board!!!!

  • @Simsrockslol
    @Simsrockslol 10 днів тому

    She’s drop dead gorgeous

  • @medallionmotionpictures
    @medallionmotionpictures 13 днів тому

    Sold mon! Your examples were fantastic real life usage.

  • @annaritaranalli1791
    @annaritaranalli1791 13 днів тому

    Viola is a pretty name

  • @annaritaranalli1791
    @annaritaranalli1791 13 днів тому

    Beautiful singing voices

  • @annaritaranalli1791
    @annaritaranalli1791 13 днів тому

    Thanks

  • @annaritaranalli1791
    @annaritaranalli1791 13 днів тому

    Frddi washington was really beautiful and that role suitef her...i know she was a very brave lady too in reality

  • @donnabailey3835
    @donnabailey3835 14 днів тому

    It cuts off just before Isaiah jook stepped away from the barking dog lol a classic if I’ve ever seen one

  • @MoneyOverFame
    @MoneyOverFame 14 днів тому

    One of the best movie ever lol

  • @joicolon7446
    @joicolon7446 15 днів тому

    He moved like water. I can watch this over and over again, and I love that beat!!❤

  • @scarygary-qq1pj
    @scarygary-qq1pj 16 днів тому

    This is NOT Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe McCoy! 🪕 🎼When the levee breaks🎶got no place to stay🎵...

  • @Abror_mocha
    @Abror_mocha 16 днів тому

    GHOSTEMANE-MERCYRY🏴

  • @iseehowitis9382
    @iseehowitis9382 17 днів тому

    Bill Cosby used this trick to get laid.

  • @teamicahayah4860
    @teamicahayah4860 17 днів тому

    Self sufficient, Wow!!!

  • @LarryBanks85
    @LarryBanks85 17 днів тому

    Wow I love this!

  • @KakrabwoyNana
    @KakrabwoyNana 18 днів тому

    This movie, in the last 90s, awwwe

  • @sosomelodies659
    @sosomelodies659 18 днів тому

    Lisa Raye in the good old days, had a body you wanna slay. Should've done Players Club 2 and 3, but too late now, she old and wrinkly.

  • @Zrekt
    @Zrekt 18 днів тому

    Hey hey people

  • @jassonchevez4603
    @jassonchevez4603 18 днів тому

    This is Ghostemane song dance 😮

  • @mfburns7909
    @mfburns7909 19 днів тому

    I was 13 when I saw this in the theater 😂❤👊

  • @nikkiforte
    @nikkiforte 19 днів тому

    Looks like Bokeem Woodbine

  • @j.jester7821
    @j.jester7821 20 днів тому

    Im shocked this hasnt been deleted from history, along with everything else this lastest generation of Marxists want removed from history.

  • @davidjones5319
    @davidjones5319 20 днів тому

    Damn! Whoever’s played Iago delivered an outstanding performance!

  • @user-jx1xb5uj7g
    @user-jx1xb5uj7g 20 днів тому

    That was one of my favorite movies in 98', and I watched at least 20 times, and it's still good.

  • @frank_zapping
    @frank_zapping 21 день тому

    I guess that a lot of people don t understand this movie or they pretend they don t , maybe they are puritans scandalized by some naked men? I think that they criticize the means so as not to see the meaning! the film shows the naked and raw reality without Hollywoodian sweeteners. In my opinion this is a masterpiece!

  • @jorgezarco9269
    @jorgezarco9269 21 день тому

    Ex-Bond girl Lana Wood worked on this 1972 film.