Go From Two Left Feet To The Dancing Elite!
After Seben
Short.1929
Paramount Famous Lasky Corp.
Director: S. J. Kaufman
Story: James Barton
Cast: James Barton - Emcee and Solo Dancer
"Shorty George" Snowden - Third Male Dancer (Called
"Shorty Stump" in the film)
The Big Apple
(Jittering Jitterbugs) 1938 Short clip which is an excerpt from Keep Punchin'
A film featuring Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. They perform a Big Apple routine which
was
choreographed by Frankie Manning. They also do the Lindy Hop in a fictional
jitterbug contest. Included in
Music and Comedy Masters.
Call Of The Jitterbug
Documentary 1988
Jesper Sorensen, Vibeke Winding, and Tana Ross.
Produced by Green Room Productions.
35 min. color with black and white sequences.
Cootie Williams and Orchestra
Short 1943
Dancers:
Leon James and Dottie Mae Johnson
Russell Williams and Connie Hill
Lindy Hop
Cottontail
Hot Chocolates Also known as Cottontail
Movie with sound also called a "soundie".1941
The Whitey's Lindy Hoppers group that appears in this soundie
was also
known as the The Harlem Congaroos.
Day At The Races
1937 Directed by Sam Wood
A very fun Marx Brothers film in which Whitey's
Lindy Hoppers dance to "All God's Chillun Got
Rhythm".
Chicago & All That Jazz
America's Music: Chicago and all that Jazz
A 1961 DuPont TV Special that is a tribute to the history of
jazz from it's origins in New Orleans and its trip up the
Mississippi River to Chicago.Great bands and artists such as Louis Armstong
and Biederbecke. A special treat includes Whitey's Lindy Hoppers
Leon James and Al Minns demonstrate the history of jazz
dance.
Hellzapoppin
1941 Directed by H. C. Potter
This movie was based on a hit Broadway play. It showcases
Whitey's Lindy Hoppers dancing the most famous and most
spectacular Lindy Hop scene ever put on film. The dancing
was choreographed by Frankie Manning.
Jammin'the Blues
Directed by Gjon Mili 10 minutes.
This film of top jazz musicians is beautiful to the ears and
the eyes. The photographer Gjon Mili, who is responsible for the
1943 LIFE Magazine cover story on Lindy Hop, shot this film as
though it were a series of photographs. There are some short scenes
with beautifully executed choreographed Lindy Hop.
Jittering Jitterbugs
1938 Short. There is an excerpt from Keep Punchin'
A film short featuring Whitey's Lindy Hoppers. They perform a
Big Apple routine which was
choreographed by Frankie Manning.They also do the Lindy Hop in
a fictional jitterbug contest. Included in
Music and Comedy Masters.
Killer Diller
All-American News 1948
Director: Josh Binney
Producer: E. M. Glucksman
Story/Screenplay: Hal Seeger
Photographer: Lester Lang
Editor: L. Hesse
Music: Rene J. Hall.
73 mins., black & white, 35mm.
FGC 2380-83
Malcolm X
1992 Directed by Spike Lee
This film is about the life of the great African American activist Malcolm X
and his
early fascination with Lindy Hop. It is portrayed with exciting dance scenes.
The
dancing was choreographed by Otis Sallid who supplied the staging.
The History
of Lindy Hop & Jitterbug
An article written by Gail Arias
Radio City Revels
RKO February 11, 1938
In addition to the Lindy Hop dance sequence in this film,
Herbert White, of Whitey's Lindy Hoppers fame, had a cameo
appearance carrying a tray of food. He is identifiable by the
white streak in his hair.
The Spirit Moves
Jazz Dance from the Turn of the Century 'til 1950
Six hours of film. Available for viewing only at the New York
Public Library of the
Performing Arts at Lincoln Center in New York City.
1950 Produced, directed, edited, and narrated by Mura Dehn.
Camera: Herbert Matter
Swing Kids
1993 Directed by Thomas Carter.
The Lindy Hop scenes in this film were choreographed by Otis Sallid
with Ryan Francois, a
very talented young Lindy Hopper, as Assistant Choreographer.
Ryan's influence can be seen in
many of the dancer's moves. Sallid met Francois while working
on the film Malcolm X. Both of
these films have had an important influence on the revival of swing music and
dancing amongst
young people.
Symphony in Black
A Rhapsody of Negro Life
10 mins., black & white, 16mm. FAB 6260
Paramount Pictures, 1935.
Director: Fred Waller;
Photography: William Steiner, Jr.
Valburn/Ellington Collection of the Library of Congress
