Descriptive Summary: 918f., b&w, a compilation reel created by Ernie Smith
1. George White's Scandals of 1935, excerpt
Copyright: 1935
Corporate Creator: 20th Century Fox
Producer: George White
Director: Harry Lachman and George White
Performer(s): Eleanor Powell
Song Title(s): "It's An Old Southern Custom"
2. Born to Dance, excerpt
Copyright: 1936
Corporate Creator: MGM
Producer: Jack Cummings
Director: Roy del Ruth
Performer(s): sung by Frances Langford, Buddy Ebsen and the Foursome, danced by Eleanor Powell and Buddy Ebsen
Song Title(s): "Swingin' the Jinx Away"
3. King of Burlesque, excerpt
Copyright: 1935
Corporate Creator: 20th Century Fox
Producer: Darryl F. Zanuck
Director: Sidney Lanfield
Performer(s): Dixie Dunbar and Fats Waller
Song Title(s): "I've Got My Fingers Crossed"
4. Hey, Rookie, excerpt
Copyright: 1944
Corporate Creator: Columbia Pictures
Producer: Irving Briskin
Director: Charles Barton
Performer(s): Ann Miller
Song Title(s): "Streamlined Sheik"
5. Broadway Melody of 1940, excerpt
Copyright: 1940
Corporate Creator: MGM
Producer: Jack Cummings
Director: Norman Taurog
Performer(s): Fred Astaire, Eleanor Powell and George Murphy
Song Title(s): "Begin the Beguine"
Video reference copy
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Collection is open for research but the films are stored off-site and special arrangements must be made to work with it. Contact the Archives Center for information at archivescenter@si.edu or 202-633-3270.
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Collection Citation:
Ernie Smith Jazz Film Collection, Archives Center, National Museum of American History.
Sponsor:
America's Jazz Heritage: A Partnership of the The Lila Wallace-Reader's Digest Fund and the Smithsonian Institution provided the funding to produce many of the video master and reference copies.
