Draft:Bipp Bang Boogie
| Bipp Bang Boogie | |
|---|---|
| Produced by | Alfred N. Sack |
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| Country | United States |
Bipp Bang Boogie is an American musical short film, made c. 1944 during World War II (the exact date is unknown).[1][2] It starred an African-American cast, it was produced by Alfred N. Sack;[3] and is a Harlemwood Studios film.[4] The film was issued as part of the anthology film, Harlem on Parade (1946).[3] It was reissued in 1986 as part of a Jazz Classics collection.
Performances
[edit]- "Sermon on the Blues,"[1] performed by the Ebony Trio (possibly also related to Leon Gross)[1][3]
- Private Andrew Brown tap dancing to "Bipp Bang Boogie"
- Red Hot Heat performing Duke Ellington's "Sophisticated Lady" as a fur clad chorus line performs[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c Stratemann, Klaus (1981). Big Bands, 1928-1950: An Exploratory Filmo-discography. Verlag Uhle & Kleimann. p. 123. ISBN 978-3-922657-18-7.
- ^ Lupack, Barbara (2016-05-26). Early Race Filmmaking in America. Routledge. p. 227. ISBN 978-1-317-43425-2.
- ^ a b c AFI Catalog of Motion Pictures Produced in the United States. American Film Institute. University of California Press. 1999. p. 981. ISBN 978-0-520-21521-4.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: others (link) - ^ a b Clear, Rebecca D. (November 13, 1993). Jazz on Film and Video in the Library of Congress. DIANE Publishing. ISBN 9780788114366 – via Google Books.
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