Dorothy Dandridge Movies

  • 1959
    Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

    Porgy and Bess

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    In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy...

    Porgy and Bess
  • 1957
    Island in the Sun

    Island in the Sun

    Island in the Sun

    6.51957HD

    A scandalous tale of politics, social inequality, interracial romance, and murder set on a fictitious British-owned Caribbean island.

    Island in the Sun
  • 1941
    Sun Valley Serenade

    Sun Valley Serenade

    Sun Valley Serenade

    6.91941HD

    When Phil Corey's band arrives at the Idaho ski resort its pianist Ted Scott is smitten with a Norwegian refugee he has sponsored, Karen Benson. When...

    Sun Valley Serenade
  • 1954
    Carmen Jones

    Carmen Jones

    Carmen Jones

    5.91954HD

    The tale of the cigarette-maker Carmen and the Spanish cavalry soldier Don Jose is translated into a modern-day story of a parachute factory worker an...

    Carmen Jones
  • 2005
    Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

    Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

    Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

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    Here's a perfect chance to compare and contrast a clutch of the greatest jazz divas in the history of the genre. "Sassy" Sarah Vaughan appears along w...

    Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
  • 1942
    Paper Doll

    Paper Doll

    Paper Doll

    4.51942HD

    In this Soundie, the Mills Brothers sing the title song to a cut-out image of Dorothy Dandridge, which then comes to life and dances for them.

    Paper Doll
  • 1941
    Bahama Passage

    Bahama Passage

    Bahama Passage

    61941HD

    A girl, Carol whom the audience is quickly informed "has been around," and her father arrive to take over the business management of an island in the...

    Bahama Passage
  • 1953
    Bright Road

    Bright Road

    Bright Road

    6.31953HD

    Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child.

    Bright Road
  • 1958
    Tamango

    Tamango

    Tamango

    6.41958HD

    A Dutch slave captain, on a voyage to Cuba, faces a revolt fomented by a newly captured African slave, Tamango. The slaves capture the captain's mistr...

    Tamango
  • 1942
    Orchestra Wives

    Orchestra Wives

    Orchestra Wives

    5.81942HD

    Connie Ward is in seventh heaven when Gene Morrison's band rolls into town. She is swept off her feet by trumpeter Bill Abbot. After marrying him, she...

    Orchestra Wives
  • 1943
    Happy Go Lucky

    Happy Go Lucky

    Happy Go Lucky

    41943HD

    A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo.

    Happy Go Lucky
  • 1937
    It Can't Last Forever

    It Can't Last Forever

    It Can't Last Forever

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    Russ Matthews, a theatrical agent who is not above pulling off a hoax or two or more to further the career of his clients (and himself),and a newspap...

    It Can't Last Forever
  • 1958
    The Decks Ran Red

    The Decks Ran Red

    The Decks Ran Red

    6.41958HD

    A band of dishonest seamen plans a murderous mutiny aboard the S.S. Berwind.

    The Decks Ran Red
  • 1941
    Swing for Your Supper

    Swing for Your Supper

    Swing for Your Supper

    01941HD

    Dorothy Dandridge sings, featuring Cee Pee Johnson on tom-toms.

    Swing for Your Supper
  • 1942
    Drums of the Congo

    Drums of the Congo

    Drums of the Congo

    01942HD

    A safari sets out to find a meteorite that fell in the African jungle.

    Drums of the Congo
  • 1941
    Yes, Indeed!

    Yes, Indeed!

    Yes, Indeed!

    01941HD

    A Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Four Spirits of Rhythm

    Yes, Indeed!
  • 1942
    Blackbird Fantasy

    Blackbird Fantasy

    Blackbird Fantasy

    01942HD

    A Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Billy Mitchell.

    Blackbird Fantasy
  • 1941
    Jungle Jig

    Jungle Jig

    Jungle Jig

    01941HD

    A Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Cee Pee Johnson.

    Jungle Jig
  • 1960
    Moment of Danger

    Moment of Danger

    Moment of Danger

    01960HD

    Having been coerced unto helping a criminal pull off a jewellery theft, a locksmith is double crossed by the crook and heads off to Spain with an eye...

    Moment of Danger
  • 2007
    Girl 27

    Girl 27

    Girl 27

    6.42007HD

    The reclusive Patricia Douglas comes out of hiding to discuss the 1937 MGM scandal, in which the powerful film studio tricked her and over 100 other u...

    Girl 27