Artie Shaw Movies

  • 1941
    Second Chorus

    Second Chorus

    Second Chorus

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    Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are rival trumpeters with the Perennials, a college band, and both men are still attending college by failing their exam...

    Second Chorus
  • 1984
    The Long Night of Lady Day

    The Long Night of Lady Day

    The Long Night of Lady Day

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    This acclaimed documentary depicts the sad life of the greatest of all jazz singers, Billie Holiday, a life engraved with personal tragedy and ultimat...

    The Long Night of Lady Day
  • 2003
    Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine

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    An overview of Cole Porter’s musical contributions to the film Broadway Melody of 1940.

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: Begin the Beguine
  • 1939
    Artie Shaw's Class in Swing

    Artie Shaw's Class in Swing

    Artie Shaw's Class in Swing

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    This film is less a typical musical short and more like an educational film. It consists of a narrator describing the music, composition and style of...

    Artie Shaw's Class in Swing
  • 1939
    Dancing Co-Ed

    Dancing Co-Ed

    Dancing Co-Ed

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    After discovering his star dancer is expecting and can't perform, film producer H.W. Workman and his publicist concoct a scheme to stage a college dan...

    Dancing Co-Ed
  • 2017
    Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

    Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

    Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies

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    A barefoot contessa, a screwed-up princess, an exquisite drunk, a bawdy aristocrat, a nightmare for puritanical America and the moguls of Metro-Goldwy...

    Ava Gardner: Life Is Bigger Than the Movies
  • 1978
    The Crash of Flight 401

    The Crash of Flight 401

    The Crash of Flight 401

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    True story recounting the crash of Eastern Airlines, Flight 401, which crashed in the Everglades while on approach to Miami in December 1972. Accurate...

    The Crash of Flight 401
  • 2004
    Judy Garland: By Myself

    Judy Garland: By Myself

    Judy Garland: By Myself

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    As Hollywood biographies go, Judy Garland's story is one of the saddest success stories you'll ever hear. The sanitized studio version of her life pre...

    Judy Garland: By Myself
  • 1939
    From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

    From the Ends of the Earth

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    An MGM short showing how materials are shipped by boat 'From the Ends of the Earth' to Hollywood. Featuring footage from the MGM films being made at t...

    From the Ends of the Earth
  • 1956
    Jazz Ball

    Jazz Ball

    Jazz Ball

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    A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.

    Jazz Ball
  • 2019
    Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner

    Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner

    Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner

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    Portrait of Julia Jean Turner, from her childhood to her rise of fame as Lana Turner, to her last role.

    Hollywood, la vie rêvée de Lana Turner
  • 1939
    Symphony of Swing

    Symphony of Swing

    Symphony of Swing

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    Artie Shaw and his orchestra perform four popular songs, "Alone Together", "Jeepers Creepers", "Deep Purple", and "Lady Be Good".

    Symphony of Swing
  • 1982
    Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet

    Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet

    Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet

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    Through interviews, archival footage, photos and classic tunes, learn about the remarkable career and troubled life of legendary jazz cornetist Bix Be...

    Bix: Ain't None of Them Play Like Him Yet