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Cab Calloway's Jitterbug Party is a 1935 American musical short film which was released by Paramount Pictures (later sold to U.M. & M. TV Corporation). On 13 February 2001, the film was reissued by Kino International in the DVD collection The Best of Jazz and Blues (Hollywood Rhythm Volume 1).
In the film, Cab Calloway and his Orchestra perform Hotcha Razz-Ma-Tazz and 'Long About Midnight at the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York before going to a house party and performing Jitter Bug. In the final sequence, a young Lena Horne can be seen dancing.
Original Release
05/24/1935
US Release
05/24/1935
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cab Calloway | Self |
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra | Cab Caloway's Orchestra |
Lena Horne | Cotton Club Dancer |
Avon Long | Cotton Club Dancer |
Ethel Moses | Cotton Club Dancer |
Directors
Writers
Cast
Name | Character |
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Cab Calloway | Self |
Cab Calloway and His Cotton Club Orchestra | Cab Caloway's Orchestra |
Lena Horne | Cotton Club Dancer |
Avon Long | Cotton Club Dancer |
Ethel Moses | Cotton Club Dancer |
Producers
Name | Role |
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Adolph Zukor | Producer |