This is Cab Calloway's fourth short film made when he was a youthful 30 years old. Among others tunes, he also recorded "Minnie the Moocher." This record was the first jazz album to sell a million copies.
He was a bandleader, songwriter, studied law, and cast member of the "Porgy and Bess" touring company performing all over the USA and Europe between 1952 and 1954. He lived until 1994, succumbing to a stroke.
He was a bandleader, songwriter, studied law, and cast member of the "Porgy and Bess" touring company performing all over the USA and Europe between 1952 and 1954. He lived until 1994, succumbing to a stroke.
Vitaphone production reel #2078.