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Caldonia

  • 1945
  • Approved
  • 18m
IMDb RATING
7.2/10
15
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Caldonia (1945)
MusicalShort

Louis Jordan, with his band, sings and performs the title song, "Caldonia,", and "Honey Child," "Tillie" and 'Buzz Me", wowing the jitter-buggers, zoot suits and bobby-soxers of the mid-1940... Read allLouis Jordan, with his band, sings and performs the title song, "Caldonia,", and "Honey Child," "Tillie" and 'Buzz Me", wowing the jitter-buggers, zoot suits and bobby-soxers of the mid-1940s, all built around a wisp of a plot dealing with the difficulties of production in Harlem... Read allLouis Jordan, with his band, sings and performs the title song, "Caldonia,", and "Honey Child," "Tillie" and 'Buzz Me", wowing the jitter-buggers, zoot suits and bobby-soxers of the mid-1940s, all built around a wisp of a plot dealing with the difficulties of production in Harlem.

  • Director
    • William Forest Crouch
  • Writers
    • William Forest Crouch
    • Mickey Goldsen
    • John A. McGee
  • Stars
    • Louis Jordan
    • Cab Calloway
    • Doc Cheatham
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  • IMDb RATING
    7.2/10
    15
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • William Forest Crouch
    • Writers
      • William Forest Crouch
      • Mickey Goldsen
      • John A. McGee
    • Stars
      • Louis Jordan
      • Cab Calloway
      • Doc Cheatham
    • 1User review
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    Louis Jordan
    Louis Jordan
    • Self
    Cab Calloway
    Cab Calloway
    • Self
    Doc Cheatham
    • 'Doc'
    Milt Hinton
    • Milt
    Nicky O'Daniel
    • Caldonia, Louis' Girlfriend, Who May Become a Movie Star
    Richard Huey
    • Felix Paradise, a Penniless Producer
    Sam Sporty O'Dee
    • A Creditor
    Roxie Joynes
    • A Performer
    Raymond Kaalund
    • A Tap-Dancer
    George Wiltshire
    • George, a Creditor
    Taylor and Harris
    • Dance Team
    The Three Sun Tan Girls
    • Performers
    William Austin
    • Musician - The Tympany Five
    Joan Clark
    • Josie
    Leonard Graham
    • Musician - The Tympany Five
    Alex 'Razz' Mitchell
    Al Morgan
    • Musician - The Tympany Five
    Freddie Simon
    • Musician - The Tympany Five
    • Director
      • William Forest Crouch
    • Writers
      • William Forest Crouch
      • Mickey Goldsen
      • John A. McGee
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    8boblipton

    Louis Jordan

    Louis Jordan and his group play "Caldonia,", "Honey Child," "Tillie" and "Buzz Me" in this two-reel short.

    Actually, I didn't see the entire short. The four songs were chopped up for "soundies", very short films that covered a song, and were available for a variety of sources, often used in bars, like a juke box with pictures. The one I looked at was "Caldonia", and it was a pleasure to see Jordan and 'Doc' Cheatham. Cab Calloway is supposed to have been in this, but he must have appeared in one of the other songs.

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    • Trivia
      The four numbers on this short film were later edited and released as individual "soundies". All are available on various compilations of soundies and Jordan performances.
    • Connections
      Featured in Jazz: A Film by Ken Burns: Risk: 1945-1955 (2001)
    • Soundtracks
      Honey Chile
      Written by Eugene 'Gene' Phillips and Fleecie Moore

      Sung by Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • 1951 (France)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • New York City, New York, USA
    • Production company
      • Louis Jordan Productions
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    • Runtime
      • 18m
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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