| Contents |
Soloists: Bill "Bojangles" Robinson: "Harlem is Heaven" (1932) ; Dancer in Black Face: "The Musical Beauty Shop" (1930) ; Will Mahoney: "She's My Lilly" (1934) ; "Rubberneck" Holmes: "The Notorious Elinor Lee" (1940) ; Juanita Pitts: "It Happened in Harlem" (1945) ; Bill "Bojangles" Robinson: "By An Old Southern River" (1942) -- Acts: Slick and Slack: "It Happened in Harlem" (1945) ; Stump and Stumpy: "Boarding House Blues" (1948) ; The Berry Brothers: "Boarding House Blues" (1948) -- Chorus Lines: Chorus Line: "Ten Minutes to Live" (1932) ; Chorus Line: "The Musical Beauty Shop" (1930) ; Chorus Line with Bill Robinson: "Harlem is Heaven" (1932) -- Novelty Acts: Tap Dance Roller Skaters: "She's My Lilly" (1934) ; Roller Skating Duo (1930). |
| Abstract |
A collection of rarely-seen original film footage from soundies and short films of the 1930s and 1940s. |
| General note | "Rare film excerpts from the 1930-1940s."--Container. |
| Credits | Archivist, Mark Cantor ; script and narration, Andrew J. Nemr. |
| Technical details | DVD. |
| Genre/form | Documentary films. |
| Genre/form | Nonfiction films. |
| Genre/form | Feature films. |
| Other title | Harlem is heaven. |
| Other title | Musical beauty shop. |
| Other title | She's my Lilly. |
| Other title | Notorious Elinor Lee. |
| Other title | It happened in Harlem. |
| Other title | By an old southern river. |
| Other title | Boarding house blues. |
| Other title | Ten minutes to live. |
| UPC |
880104444890 |
