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Minnie the Moocher and Many, Many More

Item number (ISN):

86464

Hierarchical level:

Item (Accession level)

Date:

1980

Item number (ISN):

86464

Type of material:

Moving images

Found in:

Archives / Film, Video and Sound

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Record information – Details

Fonds/collection:

PITTSON CORPORATION

Accession:

1988-0174

Media:

Film

Part:

2 of 2

Production date:

1980

Production company:

Pittson Corporation

Production credit:

director, Emmanuel N. Pittson; research, Walter de Mohrenschildt

Description:

In 1931 Cab Calloway created his theme song "Minnie The Moocher". Since then both Cab and Minnie have come to personify an era when Harlem sent its joyous music around the world. This is a music documentary comprised of Cab Calloway's reminiscences framing archive film performances by such legendary figures as Fats Waller, Louis Armstrong, Lena Horne, Duke Ellington and many, many more. <49mn 25s>

Language:

English

Detailed holdings information:

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Vault ISN:

77438

Format:

FILM

Location number:

8803-0170
8803-0171

Number of items:

2

Kind of sound:

COMP

Stock:

REL PRT

Made from:

DEPOSIT

Status:

MASTER
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