The best place to voice your opinion

The Crimson Canary (1945)

initiated by Kins on September 16, 2008 (http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0037623/)

In the 1940's there were probably 5,000 B movies made that were no better or worse than this one with one big exception.This little film has a scene that contains five truly great jazz artists playing at close to their peak. Naturally, the film is nowhere to be found these days and I mean NOWHERE. Amazon,Sinister Cinema, Movies.com.....nothing.. I saw it on a late show in Palo Alto California 35 y more

In the 1940's there were probably 5,000 B movies made that were no better or worse than this one with one big exception.This little film has a scene that contains five truly great jazz artists playing at close to their peak. Naturally, the film is nowhere to be found these days and I mean NOWHERE. Amazon,Sinister Cinema, Movies.com.....nothing.. I saw it on a late show in Palo Alto California 35 years ago and in those days there no tape machines.(it wouldn't have mattered since I was watching it in a motel.) Anyway, the jazz greats are Coleman Hawkins, Howard McGee,Sir Charles Thompson, Denzil Best, and most of all, Oscar Pettiford on the bass. if anyone should ever read this and can possibly tell me how to get a copy of this film I would be truly grateful. For a young jazz bass player to be able to watch the great Pettiford in action would be worth something of value thats immeasurable.

• 0 comments
• Watch It!
• eMail it
• del.icio.us
• digg it
• reddit