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Hi De Ho

  • 1947
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  • 1h 12min
VALUTAZIONE IMDb
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362
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Hi De Ho (1947)
Musicale

Aggiungi una trama nella tua linguaCab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Ends with a series of musical numbers.Cab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Ends with a series of musical numbers.Cab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Ends with a series of musical numbers.

  • Regia
    • Josh Binney
  • Sceneggiatura
    • Hal Seeger
  • Star
    • Cab Calloway
    • Ida James
    • Jeni Le Gon
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  • VALUTAZIONE IMDb
    5,8/10
    362
    LA TUA VALUTAZIONE
    • Regia
      • Josh Binney
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Hal Seeger
    • Star
      • Cab Calloway
      • Ida James
      • Jeni Le Gon
    • 14Recensioni degli utenti
    • 5Recensioni della critica
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    Cab Calloway
    Cab Calloway
    • Cab Calloway
    Ida James
    • Nettie
    Jeni Le Gon
    Jeni Le Gon
    • Minnie
    William Campbell
    • Sparks
    Virginia Girvin
    • Sparks' Girl Friend
    George Wiltshire
    • Boss Mason
    James Dunmore
    • Mo the Mouse
    Augustus Smith
    • Preacher
    Edgar Martin
    • Jive Club Owner
    Leonard Rogers
    • Ralph
    David Bethea
    • Brass Hat Club Owner
    Shepard Roberts
    • Police Sergeant
    Frederick Johnson
    • Headwaiter
    Ann Peters
    • Self - Singer
    Matty Peters
    • Self - Singer
    Virginia Vee
    • Self - Singer
    • (as Virginia Peters)
    Dusty Fletcher
    • Dusty Fletcher
    • (non citato nei titoli originali)
    'Panama' Francis
    • Self - Drummer in Cab Calloway's Small Band
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      • Josh Binney
    • Sceneggiatura
      • Hal Seeger
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    6psteier

    For Cab Calloway fans

    The plot is thin and the acting is mostly wooden, but the real point of the movie is Cab Calloway's wonderful band and some specialty numbers, especially the finale that is the last third of the film.

    The best additional act is high powered tap dancing by Miller Bros. and Lois. Dusty Fletcher does his famous "Open the Door Richard" sketch in blackface. The Peters Sisters are curious but didn't do anything for me.
    4rooprect

    Mostly fun, a little disturbing. Great music.

    The plot races by in the first 40 minutes, and after that we get a series of musical numbers. That's pretty much the formula for all early musicals with the only variation being whether the musical extravaganza comes before, after or in the middle of the story. In this case it was at the end, and I actually enjoyed that format. It was as if the filmmakers were telling us, "OK now that the silly plot is out of the way, here's what you really came here for."

    Call me crazy, though... I actually liked the plot! And it ended on a very profound & emotional note, where Cab sings "Minnie's a Hepcat Now" a capella.

    The second half brings us the musical showcase with the only link to the rest of the film being the appearance of a strange man reading a Variety newspaper. He & his newspaper also appear in almost every other scene without explanation, almost like "find Waldo", lending a surreal comedic flavour to the picture.

    The only real downside to this movie, the disturbing part which I mentioned in my title, is the way Cab & others repeatedly smack poor Minnie around. Sure, I realize it's just a movie, but since Cab Calloway plays himself, we can't help but wonder if he may have been violent toward his women in real life. I found myself distracted by that thought.

    Otherwise, I thought this was a thoroughly enjoyable flick with some great performances. Also, somebody help me out here... even though this was a "race" film (meaning: racially segregated like all early Hollywood musicals), I swear I saw a white man in Cab's trombone section at the end. If so, could this be one of the earliest instances of an integrated band? Or maybe my vision sucks. Keep your eyes peeled and you be the judge.
    6JohnSeal

    Must see TV

    Well, you sure don't need to see it on the big screen...Hi De Ho is a slightly above average 'race' film that includes most of the trademarks of the genre: a slight story, a little comedy, and lots and lots of entertainment. Thankfully there's none of the moralising (well, not much) that characterises some of these films, like The Blood of Jesus. Cab Calloway is, of course, riveting, the music excellent, and the tap dancing scenes almost breathtaking --even when shot awkwardly.
    6mark-952

    If you love Cab Calloway -- otherwise . . .

    Cab Calloway is the center of this short film -- and just about the only thing it has to offer. As mentioned elsewhere, "Hi-De-Ho" is a genre piece weak on plot, acting and production alike. Folks who love the "King of Hi-de-ho", however, will relish his dancing, mugging, swinging and singing, oh singing! Uncredited in the opening titles except as "and his Orchestra" is a great line-up of jazz notables: Milt Hinton on bass and Cozy Cole on drums to name but two. If for no other reason, see "Hi-De-Ho" for the great big band numbers played as cool and hot as you could ask.
    6Terrell-4

    This is a treat if you like Cab Calloway, and there's not much of a story to pay attention to

    Hi De Ho is one more of the quick, cheap movies cranked out by Hollywood featuring black entertainers and designed to fill seats in the movie houses for the segregated black audiences of the south and the unofficially but just as segregated theaters everywhere else. Hi De Ho is exceptional in one regard. It features that great showman and entertainer Cab Calloway in his prime and a year before he decided to disband his orchestra because of changing musical tastes. Calloway had a long career, and had become a star by 1930. He sang, moved (not exactly danced), strutted and jived. White audiences most probably learned what they knew about jump jazz, scat singing and the hep cat beat from Calloway. He was a fine singer, wrote a lot of his own stuff, and led one of the best swing orchestras around. He also seemed to have inexhaustible energy. So fair warning...Calloway's high energy pours out of this movie; watching it can wear you down after a while.

    The story line is little more than an excuse for Calloway and his orchestra to perform some great, driving, swing numbers. The movie is little more than an hour long and the plot is over in the first half hour. For the last half hour we watch a non-stop performance of some great music and specialty acts. The idea is that Cab is just starting out in the business. He has a jealous girlfriend, Minnie (Jeni Le Gon) and a new, young manager, Etta (Ida James), who is as pretty as his girlfriend. Etta wangles a gig for Cab and his orchestra at a new nightclub, but it's right across the street from one owned by a gangster. Minnie thinks Cab has fallen for Etta, so she convinces the mob boss to eliminate his new competition by shooting Cab. Then Minnie realizes her mistake, tries to save Cab and takes the bullet meant for him. This is the plot, and in 30 minutes it's all squeezed in between eight full musical numbers of him and his orchestra rehearsing or playing at the nightclub. Now we learn that Cab has become a huge success. For the next 30 minutes we're in a plush nightclub where we watch nine terrific numbers, including the rotund Peter Sisters, singers, and the extraordinary The Miller Brothers and Lois, tap dancers. A highlight is Calloway doing St. James Infirmary Blues. Another is a full-throttle, sophisticated arrangement of At Dawn Time. Although his now- dead former girlfriend was named Minnie and was something of a moocher, Calloway never sings his signature, Minnie the Moocher. The closest we get is Minnie Is a Hep Cat Now.

    The acting, except for Calloway, is dismal. But Cab Calloway and His Orchestra show why they were first-class musicians as well as first-class entertainers. If you've ever heard Cab Calloway sing, you'll hear his voice...

    "I was walkin' up the street feelin' bad and bold. Deep down in my pockets I didn't have no gold. I looked up to the skies and to my surprise I saw a million dollar bill floatin' before my eyes. Hey now..."

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    • Blooper
      When Cab takes the wounded Minnie back into his room, the furniture has changed position - the bed is now away from the wall and in the middle of the room, and the chair is in the corner of the room where the bed used to be.
    • Connessioni
      Edited into Open the Door Richard (1947)
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      MINNIE'S A HEPCAT NOW
      Written by Cab Calloway (uncredited), Clarence Gaskill (uncredited) and Irving Mills (uncredited)

      Sung a capella by Cab Calloway

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    • Data di uscita
      • 9 maggio 1947 (Stati Uniti)
    • Paese di origine
      • Stati Uniti
    • Lingua
      • Inglese
    • Luoghi delle riprese
      • New York, New York, Stati Uniti
    • Azienda produttrice
      • All-American
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    • Tempo di esecuzione
      • 1h 12min(72 min)
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      • 1.37 : 1

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