Jazz 10 Movie Pack

Platform: DVD MOVIE Publisher: MILL CREEK ENTERTAINMENT Packaging: DVD STYLE BOX For movie buffs and collectors alike! This star-filled movie pack has been c...arefully remastered on DVD for hours of home entertainment.Includes:Check and Double Check:This first and only appearance of the radio stars of Amos 'N' Andy reprising their roles on the big screen. Amos (Freeman Gosden) and Andy (Charles Correll) are trying to make a success of their "open-air" taxi service when they get mixed-up in some nonsense while driving musicians to a high society ball. This film not only allowed audiences to finally put a face to the voice they had been hearing on the radio but they also were introduced to Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club Orchestra.Duke is Tops The:This feature is the screen debut of Lena Horne as Ethel Andrews a young featured singer of the shows put on by her songwriter/producer boyfriend Duke Davis (Ralph Cooper). Andrews is given a chance to work a Broadway show but Davis is unable to come with so he breaks off their relationship in order for her to take the offer. Davis goes to work on a friends traveling medicine show touring the South and Andrews heads off to Broadway. Without Davis' behind the scenes support things take a turn for the worse for Andrews as her show threatens to be a disaster. Davis returns in time to help Andrews and the show is a big success.Hi-De-Ho:Cab Calloway stars as a bandleader torn between two women his jealous girlfriend Minnie and his manager Nettie. After Nettie gets Cab and his band a job at the Brass Hat Club Minnie turns to rival club owner Boss Mason to get revenge. Boss Mason sends a hit man to take care of Cab but Minnie takes the bullet meant for him due to a last minute change of heart.Killer Diller:This all-black music and comedy revue features some of the best and brightest stars of the stage and screen. A loose storyline links the various music tap and comedicDetailed info »« Brief info