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History & Heritage Film Collection V.1 2-DVD Pack | 
 enlarge | Director: Various
Actors: Cab Calloway, Lena Horne, Louis Jordan
Studio: Echo Bridge Home Entertainment
Category: DVD
List Price: $11.99
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Sales Rank: 34858
Format: Black & White, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 540
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
UPC: 096009569495
EAN: 0096009569495
ASIN: B001FAGMO2
Release Date: August 5, 2008
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Product Description
Legendary, groundbreaking African American artists and actors come together in eight classic films to celebrate history and heritage. Famed jazz singer and bandleader Cab Calloway; Louis Jordan, The Father of Rhythm and Blues; iconic singer Lena Horne; and musical acts The Basin Street Boys, Cats and the Fiddle, Willie Coran, and Louis Jordan s Tympani Five bring the swinging spirit of jazz, big band, and jive alive! Featuring films Hi-De-Ho; The Devils Daughter; Beware; Reet, Petite and Gone; The Black King; The Duke Is Tops; Spirit of Youth; and The Glove.
HI-DE-HO
Cab Calloway stars in this swingin' musical drama as a bandleader, who is torn between the love of his jealous girlfriend, Minnie, and his sly manager.
THE DEVIL'S DAUGHTER
After her father passes away, Jamaican native Isabelle is left disinherited as her successful city-dwelling sister, Slyvia, returns home to claim their plantation for herself. Hoping to scare her sibling off, Isabelle conjures up some fake voodoo rituals but fails to send Sylvia packing. Starring Nina May McKinney.
BEWARE
Lucius Brokenshire Jordan (Louis Jordan) is a heroic college grad, who comes to the aid of his alma mater by holding a fundraiser when the school runs out money due to the scheming grandson of the school's benefactor.
REET, PETITE AND GONE
When a singer inherits a fortune from her deceased father, a crooked lawyer plots to get his hands on the cash but is unexpectedly bumped off, making the innocent singer the prime suspect. Starring Louis Jordan.
THE BLACK KING
Charcoal Johnson, a rabble-rousing Deacon with nefarious plans for his followers, rallies his fellow black citizens to establish their own country. To do this, he creates a fundraiser and collects money from Harlem to Mississippi, but intends to keep it for himself. Starring Vivianne Baber and A.B. Comethiere.
THE DUKE IS TOPS
Lena Horne stars as an entertainer, who gets a chance at Broadway but currently headlines for a stage show run by Duke (Ralph Cooper). Dreaming of bright lights and big city, Lena cuts her ties to Duke and heads for Broadway. But then when her big debut becomes a big disaster, only Duke can save the day.
SPIRIT OF YOUTH
Aspiring boxer Joe Thomas (Joe Louis) falls into the clutches of a femme fatale (Edna M. Harris), who tears poor Joe's heart to pieces and sends him fleeing into the arms of his childhood sweetheart (Mae Turner).
THE GLOVE
A one-time cop and ex-ballplayer schemes to earn a $20,000 reward for the capture of a maniacal killer, who beat a prison guard to death with a "riot glove." Starring Rosey Grier, John Saxon, Joanna Cassidy, and Joan Blondell.
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