Biography
Weldon Leo "Jack" Teagarden, known as "Big T" and "The Swingin' Gate", was a jazz trombonist, bandleader, composer, and vocalist, regarded as the "Father of Jazz Trombone."
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The Glass Wall
1953-03-19
Peter Kuban, a Hungarian refugee, is about to be deported after jumping ship in New York harbor. He
The Happiness Remedy
1931-02-14
An itinerant medicine salesman sells joy in bottles with the aid of his band.
Birth of the Blues
1941-11-07
Jeff grows up near Basin Street in New Orleans, playing his clarinet with the dock workers. He puts
Hi, Good Lookin'!
1944-03-22
An usher at a radio station studio pretends to be an executive at the station in order to help a pre
I'm in the Revue
1950-02-18
Good-natured and devout, a French house painter takes the train to Rome, where he has decided to go
Me and the Boys
1929-07-01
A film featuring some of best jazz musicians from the early twenties.
Glory Alley
1952-06-06
A New Orleans boxer backs out of a bout and leaves his girlfriend for Korea.
Twilight on the Prairie
1944-04-30
In this musical western, a cowboy band is offered the chance to appear in a Hollywood movie and begi
Hoagy Carmichael
1939-05-05
Short musical subject featuring the work of composer Hoagy Carmichael performed by him and featuring
So's Your Uncle
1943-09-01
Circumstances arise that result in a man impersonating his uncle. As the "uncle", he finds himself p
Jazz on a Summer's Day
1960-03-28
Set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with perf
The Strip
1951-08-31
Drummer Stanley Maxton moves to Los Angeles with dreams of opening his own jazz club, but falls in w