Louis Jordan
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 3.536 |
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| Also Known As |
1947
Reet, Petite, and Gone
5.2/5
Old-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan for the future happiness of his son, swing bandleader Lo...
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Reet, Petite, and Gone
1946
Swing Parade of 1946
4.2/15
A struggling young singer falls for a nightclub owner whose father, a millionaire, is trying to shut it down.
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Swing Parade of 1946
1946
Beware
4.7/3
Ware College is a small Black college in Ware, Ohio. Once prominent, it is now low in attendance, low in enrollment and low on money; and at a meeting...
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Beware
1947
Look-Out Sister
5/1
A famous bandleader, suffering from overwork and exhaustion, goes to a sanitarium for a rest. While there he dreams of being out west at a dude ranch,...
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Look-Out Sister
1999
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
7.6/5
Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two very different personalities amidst the demise of...
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Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
6/1
Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales, chords,...
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Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
2000
Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five
0/0
This rare collection of early music videos -- known as "soundies" -- from the 1930s and '40s features jazz legend Louis Jordan and his band performing...
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Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five
1943
Five Guys Named Moe
0/0
Louis Jordan and band plays "Five Guys Named Moe".
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Five Guys Named Moe
2002
It's Black Entertainment
8/2
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Willi...
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It's Black Entertainment
1945
Caldonia
0/0
Louis Jordan, with his band, sings and performs the title song, "Caldonia,", and "Honey Child," "Tillie" and 'Buzz Me", wowing the jitter-buggers, zoo...
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Caldonia
2003
Swing Era - Louis Jordan
0/0
One of the chief progenitors of the R&B idiom and a pioneer of the small-combo "jump" blues style so popular during the Forties, vocalist and saxophon...
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Swing Era - Louis Jordan
1944
Jordan Jive
7/1
Louis Jordan's Orchestra perform Jordan Jive. Setting is a canteen, with the orchestra and audience in US military uniform. The Swing Maniacs go throu...
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Jordan Jive
1944
G.I. Jive
0/0
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five perform "G.I. Jive"
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G.I. Jive
1944
Jumpin' at the Jubilee
0/0
Soundies short film featuring Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five performing "Jumpin' at the Jubilee"
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Jumpin' at the Jubilee
1944
Ration Blues
0/0
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and his Orchestra.
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Ration Blues
1945
Buzz Me
0/0
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
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Buzz Me
1943
Down, Down, Down
0/0
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
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Down, Down, Down
2004
The Harlem Renaissance
6/1
Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the challenge...
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The Harlem Renaissance
1946
Swingtime Jamboree
0/0
Compilation film of various African-American performers and acts.
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Swingtime Jamboree
1942
Old Man Mose
0/0
Soundie of Louis Jordan performing "Old Man Mose."
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