-
Monday, Feb 3, 1986
Minnie the Moocher and Many Many More
"'Reefer Man' Cab Calloway takes us on a guided tour of Harlem and introduces us to the great musicians and entertainers who worked there in the twenties, thirties and forties. The joys of this must-see musical are altogether too many to even list here. Fabulous clips from rare filmed performances include extraordinary footage of Fats Waller singing 'The Joint Is Jumping' in the middle of a roaring Harlem rent party, Duke Ellington with Ben Webster and the band wailing on 'Cottontail,' the most heart-stoppingly beautiful Lena Horne ever captured on film (she couldn't be much over 18), the world's hottest jitterbug dancers, and much, much more. Calloway is the perfect guide, and Minnie's (55) minutes go by much too fast." Michael Goodwin, San Francisco International Film Festival '85
This page may by only partially complete.