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Otto Heimel(1907-1974)

Actor
Soundtrack

Otto "Coco" Heimel was an accomplished guitarist who performed with bassist/vocalist Candy Candido. The pair formed a trio with the better known Gene Austin and performed in clubs and films, including a rousing rendition of "After You've Gone" in the Joan Crawford feature "Sadie McKee". After a falling out with Austin over pay they parted ways. Otto's best known recording is "China Boy" which is featured in the compilation album "Progressions: 100 Years of Jazz Guitar".

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Bill Murray, Frances McDormand, Benicio Del Toro, Adrien Brody, Owen Wilson, Mathieu Amalric, Steve Park, Tilda Swinton, Jeffrey Wright, Léa Seydoux, Timothée Chalamet, and Lyna Khoudri in The French Dispatch (2021)

The French Dispatch

7.1

Soundtrack("After You've Gone")

2021

Vivre et aimer

6.8

Cafe Entertainer(as Candy and Coco)

1934

Mon petit poussin chéri

6.8

Coco(as 'Coco')

1940

Ferry-Go-Round

Short

Coco(as Candy and Coco)

1934

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Actor

Mon petit poussin chéri
6.8
- Coco (as 'Coco')
- 1940
Trailing Along
Short
- Musician
- 1937
Annie du Klondike
6.4
- Cocoa (uncredited)
- 1936
Broadway Gondolier
6.4
- Man (uncredited)
- 1935
Ferry-Go-Round
Short
- Coco (as Candy and Coco)
- 1934
Vivre et aimer
6.8
- Cafe Entertainer (as Candy and Coco)
- 1934

Soundtrack

The French Dispatch
7.1
- performer: "After You've Gone"
- 2021
Gift of Gab
4.9
- performer: "Blue Sky Avenue" (as Candy and Coco, uncredited)
- 1934
Vivre et aimer
6.8
- performer: "After You've Gone" (1918), "How Dry I Am", "Home, Sweet Home" (1823) (uncredited)
- 1934