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Rhythm and Blues Revue

Directed by Ben Frye
19551h 11mBlack & White4.8 / 5106.0k viewsPublic Domain

Musical variety show filmed at the Apollo Theatre in Harlem, New York City featuring a cast of popular African-American performers: Willie Bryant, Freddie Robinson, Lionel Hampton, Count Basie, Faye Adams, Bill Bailey, Herb Jeffries, Amos Milburn, Sarah Vaughan, Nipsey Russell, Big Joe Turner, Martha Davis, Little Buck, Nat 'King' Cole, Mantan Moreland, Cab Calloway and Ruth Brown.

Archivist Notes

Aitchondo★★★★★

"As an American Indian kid in the 40's and 50's, I wasn't allowed in the "white" movies or if so, I had to sit in the "colored" section. One of my hero..."

11/20/2008
quigs★★★★

"I have this and it's goooooooooooooooood! Why don't you make acessable on the web?"

11/19/2008
ThePhotoplayer★★★★

"This film, shot in NY, was originally released on Eastman color stock in sepia tone. The "big name acts" were pulled from the Snader Telescription li..."

11/18/2008
Classic_TV_and_Radio_Fan★★★★★

"Much higher picture quality than my DVD of it."

11/16/2008
GirdwoodTelevision★★★★★

"Unless I'm mistaken, this would appear to be a new dub, from a much better copy of this program. This is a very good quality MP4 resized to 320x240. I..."

1/8/2006