Descriptive Summary: 650f., b&w, an Ernie Smith compilation reel (short version):
1. Rufus Jones for President, excerpt
Descriptive Summary:
Copyright: 1933 Performance Date:
Corporate Creator: Vitaphone Corporation
Producer:
Director: Roy Mack
Performer(s): Sammy Davis, Jr., Ethel Waters, Hamtree Harrington, Dusty Fletcher, Edgar O'Connor
Song Title(s):
2. Kid Millions, excerpt
Descriptive Summary:
Copyright: 1934
Corporate Creator: Howard Productions, Samuel Goldwyn Co.
Producer: Samuel Goldwyn
Director: Roy del Ruth
Performer(s): The Nicholas Brothers
Song Title(s):
3. "Sheik of Araby", 1940?, production number from Tin Pan Alley? with the Berry Brothers or the Nicholas Brothers
4. Jimmy Slyde, ca. 1959
5. Bunny Briggs, ca.. 1954, with a Frank Sinatra introduction from the Rudy Vallee tv show
6. Coles and Atkins, Camera Three
Descriptive Summary: b&w, an excerpt, see 491.9
Copyright: 1965
Corporate Creator: WCBS-TV/New York State Education Program
Producer: Dan Gallagher
Director: Nick Havings
Performer(s): Honi Coles and Cholly Atkins Song Title(s):
Video reference copy
Collection Restrictions:
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.
Collection Rights:
Collection items available for reproduction, but the Archives Center makes no guarantees concerning copyright restrictions. Other intellectual property rights may apply. Archives Center cost-recovery and use fees may apply when requesting reproductions.
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.
