The Nat 'King' Cole Musical Story

1955
18m

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Nat 'King' Cole in The Nat 'King' Cole Musical Story (1955)

This special U-I "Musical Featurette", in Technicolor and CinemaScope, traces the musical career of Nat "King" Cole, shows the ups and downs of his career, his conquest of illness, how he sw... Read allThis special U-I "Musical Featurette", in Technicolor and CinemaScope, traces the musical career of Nat "King" Cole, shows the ups and downs of his career, his conquest of illness, how he switched from being the leader of a trio to a solo vocalist, and his growing popularity with... Read allThis special U-I "Musical Featurette", in Technicolor and CinemaScope, traces the musical career of Nat "King" Cole, shows the ups and downs of his career, his conquest of illness, how he switched from being the leader of a trio to a solo vocalist, and his growing popularity with the record-buying public. Numbers include: "Sweet Lorraine," "Route 66," "That's My Girl"... Read all

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- Will Cowan
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Jeff Chandler

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Ray Walker

Carlos Gastel

Richard Reeves

Night club owner
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The Nat "King" Cole Musical Story is a nice short of the singer's hits being performed on film

Just watched this, a short fictionalized account of singer-pianist Nat "King" Cole's journey from nightclubs to a record contract with some of his songs being performed by him filling some of the 20-minute-running time and a little of it also concerning his health in which he has to be hospitalized for a while. If you're willing to tolerate the datedness of some of that drama, you'll get a treat of him performing some of his hits like "Sweet Lorraine" and "Straighten Up and Fly Right". So on that note, I recommend The Nat "King" Cole Musical Story.