Louis Jordan Movies
- 1947
Reet, Petite, and Gone
Reet, Petite, and Gone5.21947HD
Old-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan for the future happiness of his son, swing bandleader Lo...
- 1946
Swing Parade of 1946
Swing Parade of 19464.21946HD
A struggling young singer falls for a nightclub owner whose father, a millionaire, is trying to shut it down.
- 1946
Beware
Beware4.71946HD
Ware College is a small Black college in Ware, Ohio. Once prominent, it is now low in attendance, low in enrollment and low on money; and at a meeting...
- 1944
Jumpin' at the Jubilee
Jumpin' at the Jubilee01944HD
Soundies short film featuring Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five performing "Jumpin' at the Jubilee"
- 1945
Buzz Me
Buzz Me01945HD
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
- 1943
Down, Down, Down
Down, Down, Down01943HD
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five.
- 1944
Ration Blues
Ration Blues01944HD
A Soundie with Louis Jordan and his Orchestra.
- 1944
Jordan Jive
Jordan Jive71944HD
Louis Jordan's Orchestra perform Jordan Jive. Setting is a canteen, with the orchestra and audience in US military uniform. The Swing Maniacs go throu...
- 1944
G.I. Jive
G.I. Jive01944HD
Louis Jordan and his Tympany Five perform "G.I. Jive"
- 2004
The Harlem Renaissance
The Harlem Renaissance62004HD
Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the challenge...
- 1942
Old Man Mose
Old Man Mose01942HD
Soundie of Louis Jordan performing "Old Man Mose."
- 1946
Swingtime Jamboree
Swingtime Jamboree01946HD
Compilation film of various African-American performers and acts.
- 1947
Look-Out Sister
Look-Out Sister51947HD
A famous bandleader, suffering from overwork and exhaustion, goes to a sanitarium for a rest. While there he dreams of being out west at a dude ranch,...
- 1999
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood
Hitchcock, Selznick and the End of Hollywood7.61999HD
Paying homage to two of Hollywood's central icons, the film creates an unparalleled portrait of two very different personalities amidst the demise of...
- 1993
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music
Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music61993HD
Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales, chords,...
- 2000
Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five
Louis Jordan & The Tympany Five02000HD
This rare collection of early music videos -- known as "soundies" -- from the 1930s and '40s features jazz legend Louis Jordan and his band performing...
- 1943
Five Guys Named Moe
Five Guys Named Moe01943HD
Louis Jordan and band plays "Five Guys Named Moe".
- 2002
It's Black Entertainment
It's Black Entertainment82002HD
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Willi...
- 1945
Caldonia
Caldonia01945HD
Louis Jordan, with his band, sings and performs the title song, "Caldonia,", and "Honey Child," "Tillie" and 'Buzz Me", wowing the jitter-buggers, zoo...
- 2003
Swing Era - Louis Jordan
Swing Era - Louis Jordan02003HD
One of the chief progenitors of the R&B idiom and a pioneer of the small-combo "jump" blues style so popular during the Forties, vocalist and saxophon...