Compilation reel with Benny Goodman performances
date: label: Date
content: 1937 and 1961
name: label: Directed by
content: Mitchell Leisen, American, 1898 - 1972
label: Subject of
content: Benny Goodman, American, 1909 - 1986
label: Subject of
content: Benny Goodman Orchestra, American
label: Owned by
content: Ernie Smith, American, ca. 1925 - 2004
notes: label: Description
content: A compilation reel with scenes from The Big Broadcast of 1937 and a Benny Goodman performance. It consists of a single reel of positive, black-and-white, 16mm acetate film with bilateral variable-area optical sound. The first film opens with a scene from the feature film The Big Broadcast of 1937, in which the Benny Goodman Orchestra can be seen performing onstage. Afterwards, an illuminated sign that reads [BROADCASTING / THEATRE / PLATT / GOLF BALL / PROGRAM] appears on the screen and a crowd of people can be seen underneath the sign. A voice can be heard saying “Sorry, folks, the theatre is full.” another voice can be heard saying, “this is the Platt Hour, bringing to you Benny Goodman and his famous swing band.” The band is seen performing again. In another scene, a man and woman enter a room where Benny Goodman's band is rehearsing. In the second film Benny Goodman and his band performs in front of an audience. Two of the songs they perform are "Stealin' Apples" and "The World is Waiting for Sunrise."
place: label: Place made
content: United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Documentary films
label: Topic
content: Film
label: Topic
content: Jazz (Music)
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Time-based Media - Moving Images
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Anonymous Gift in memory of Ernest (Ernie) R. Smith, Jazz Historian
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2015.275.11.1a
objectType: label: Type
content: sound films
label: Type
content: black-and-white films (visual works)
label: Type
content: 16mm (photographic film size)
label: Type
content: film clips
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Restrictions likely apply. Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: acetate film
label: Dimensions
content: Duration (digital file): 00:12:32
label: Dimensions
content: Physical extent (film): 425 ft