Musical and dance acts perform, first at a night club, then at a "rent party."Musical and dance acts perform, first at a night club, then at a "rent party."Musical and dance acts perform, first at a night club, then at a "rent party."
Hayes Alvis
- Orchestra Musician
- (uncredited)
Edward Anderson
- Orchestra Musician
- (uncredited)
Spencer Barnes
- Orchestra Musician
- (uncredited)
Joe Garland
- Orchestra Musician
- (uncredited)
Edgar Hayes
- Orchestra Musician
- (uncredited)
Shelton Hemphill
- Orchestra Musician
- (uncredited)
Henry Hicks
- Orchestra Musician
- (uncredited)
Henry Jives
- Orchestra Musician
- (uncredited)
Benny Jones
- Orchestra Musician
- (uncredited)
Wardell Jones
- Orchestra Musician
- (uncredited)
Gene Mikell
- Orchestra Musician
- (uncredited)
O'Neill Spencer
- Orchestra Musician
- (uncredited)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaVitaphone production reel #1586.
- Soundtracks(I Would Do) Anything for You
(uncredited)
Written by W. Alexander Hill (as Alexander Hill), Claude Hopkins and Bob Williams
Performed by the Mills Blue Rhythm Band during the rope jumping act
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With Fredi Washington
Here's another of the many musical shorts that Roy Mack directed for the Warner Brothers, with a good, hot band and some fine Black entertainers, including the wonderful Fredi Washington showing off her sparkling personality and great looks.
It starts at a night club, and then continues at a rent party set high in an Art Deco penthouse. The Mills Blue Rhythm Band offers some fine renditions of "The Peanut Vendor" and other, less remembered songs, there's some fine dancing, and if a good time was not had by all in the theater audience, they must have been trying to be miserable.
The Mills Blue Rhythm Band, which worked under many names, was a regular at the Cotton Club for many years. It was formed in 1930 under the leadership of Bingle Madison, and disbanded in 1938, with the name revived in 1947 for a couple of recording sessions. Irving Mills, for whom the band was named, was not the leader, but the manager.
It starts at a night club, and then continues at a rent party set high in an Art Deco penthouse. The Mills Blue Rhythm Band offers some fine renditions of "The Peanut Vendor" and other, less remembered songs, there's some fine dancing, and if a good time was not had by all in the theater audience, they must have been trying to be miserable.
The Mills Blue Rhythm Band, which worked under many names, was a regular at the Cotton Club for many years. It was formed in 1930 under the leadership of Bingle Madison, and disbanded in 1938, with the name revived in 1947 for a couple of recording sessions. Irving Mills, for whom the band was named, was not the leader, but the manager.
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- boblipton
- Jan 31, 2020
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- Melody Masters (1933-1934 season) #7: Mills Blue Rhythm Band
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- Runtime11 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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