TMDb Rating
6.0/10
3 verified votes
Rhythm and Blues Revue (1955)
DocumentaryMusic
71 min
"It's The Greatest! Get With It!"
Plot Summary
Rhythm and Blues Revue is a plotless variety show, one of several compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films produced by Snader and Studio Telescriptions, with newly-filmed host segments by Willie Bryant. Originally 86 minutes, the "short" version available on public domain collections and websites is missing a reel
Why this could be the movie
- Plot hook: Rhythm and Blues Revue is a plotless variety show, one of several compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films produced by Snader and Studio Telescriptions, with newly-filmed host segments by Willie Bryant.
- Genre cues: Documentary, Music
- Director clue: Joseph Kohn
- Lead cast: Lionel Hampton and Herb Jeffries
How to describe this movie
- Try: "Rhythm and Blues Revue is a plotless variety show, one of several compiled for theatrical exhibition from the made-for-television short films produced by Snader and Studio Telescriptions, with newly-filmed host segments by Willie Bryant."
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- Try: "A movie starring Lionel Hampton and Herb Jeffries about rhythm and Blues Revue is a plotless variety show one of several."
Keywords to include
DocumentaryMusicJoseph KohnLionel HamptonHerb Jeffries1955
Director
Joseph Kohn
Top Cast
Lionel HamptonHerb JeffriesCount BasieFlorence RobinsonAmos Milburn
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