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Movie: Harlem Renaissance (2004) (V)

“Featuring commentary from historians and the performers themselves, this program traces the roots of the music of the Harlem Renaissance, its social impact on society and its eventual acceptance in mainstream culture. Includes classic performance footage and interviews from Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and more! Written by G. Forman”

• Director: Marino Amoruso
• Release Date: 2004 (USA)
• Run Time: USA:75 min
• Country: USA
• Genre: Documentary , Music

Trivia: Most of the film clips in this documentary are from “Soundies,” three-minute short films made to be shown on self-contained coin-operated projectors in public places as a sort of video jukebox. In the Nat “King” Cole sequence two images of him appear, one at a table in a restaurant and one performing on voice and piano with his trio as a film-within-a-film being projected on a Soundie machine.