Eubie Blake Movies

  • 1932
    Harlem Is Heaven

    Harlem Is Heaven

    Harlem Is Heaven

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    Bill "Bojangles" Robinson made his movie acting debut in this 1932 film, featuring Putney Dandridge, James Baskett (Oscar winner for "Song of the...

    Harlem Is Heaven
  • 1977
    Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin

    Scott Joplin

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    The life story of Scott Joplin and how he became the greatest ragtime composer of all time.

    Scott Joplin
  • 2007
    Music Inn

    Music Inn

    Music Inn

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    During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and The...

    Music Inn
  • 1923
    Eubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee River

    Eubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee River

    Eubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee River

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    Blake plays his "Fantasy on Swanee River" (two takes of same piece, in different styles). The highest notes failed to record in this seminal...

    Eubie Blake Plays His Fantasy on Swanee River
  • 1932
    Pie, Pie Blackbird

    Pie, Pie Blackbird

    Pie, Pie Blackbird

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    Short featuring musician Eubie Blake and his orchestra, singer Nina Mae McKinney, and young tap dancers Fayard and Harold Nicholas.

    Pie, Pie Blackbird
  • 1923
    Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs

    Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs

    Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs

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    Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake sing snappy songs.

    Noble Sissle and Eubie Blake Sing Snappy Songs
  • 1980
    Eubie!

    Eubie!

    Eubie!

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    Eubie! began life as a Broadway musical, celebrating the life and work of legendary black entertainer/composer Eubie Blake. This taped version was...

    Eubie!