Slim Gaillard

To avoid a costly breach of contract suit, a rich young man marries a nightclub singer.

A couple of gamblers pressure the local night club owner to rig things so the local college rowing crew will lose their upcoming race.

The story of Abe Saperstein and the creation of the Harlem Globetrotters.

John Wakefield, surnommé 'Ghost', dirige un orchestre de jazz et vagabonde de club en club afin de dénicher des contrats qui ne se révèlent que rarement gratifiants. Son seul succès est «La Ballade des sans-espoir», un blues qu'il joue à qui veut l'entendre. Dans un bar, il se lie avec Jess, une chanteuse. Mais leur histoire ne dure pas…

A 4 part documentary about jazz musician / actor Slim Gaillard with interviews, archival footage & performances.

During the Civil War, a self-centered, young Southern belle tries to hold onto the family estate when the Union Army takes over the area.

"Frankie Laine: An American Dreamer" is a feature-length documentary. In this entertaining look at the legendary singer's life, hosted by two-time Grammy award singer Lou Rawls, Frankie tells his own story. Classic archive footage of the great performances of the past has been painstakingly collected, and new interview material shot with distinguished guests such as Clint Eastwood,Tom Jones, Frank Sinatra, Dick Clark, Ringo Starr, Patti Page, Pat Boone, Maria Cole, Mitch Miller, Michel Legrand, John Williams, Kay Starr, Jack Jones, Herb Jeffries, Peter Marshall, Howard Keel, Terry Moore, Lucy Marlow, Sammy Nestico, and A.C. Lyles. From Dick Clark's American Bandstand to The Bob Hope Show, from Rawhide to Blazing Saddles, from the Ed Sullivan Show to Gunfight at the O.K. Corral, audiences will journey through the life of one of the most popular male vocalists of all time.

Willie Dynamite, proxénète arrogant et ambitieux voit ses plans pour prospérer défiés par des souteneurs rivaux qui n'hésitent pas à corrompre les flics afin de le mettre sur la touche puis de récupérer son cheptel de "femelles", voire de "bitches" puisque c'est ainsi qu'elles sont appelées. Lorsque le monde que Willie D a construit commence du coup à s'effriter, Cora, une femme jadis importante dans la vie de notre pimp, est de retour...

O'Voutie O'Rooney was marketed as a short film by indie distributor Astor Pictures, who tagged it along with feature films made for all-black cinemas.

Londres, 1958. Les amours tumultueuses d'une dessinatrice de mode et d'un photographe, sur fond de musique, de danse et de rivalités entre bandes.

Pendant que la première guerre mondiale fait rage en Europe, deux jeunes cow-boys tentent de voler des banques dans le Far West. Faits prisonniers, ils sont enrôlés de force dans une unité de l'armée américaine qui part combattre sur le front français. Sur place, le duo s'échappe et fait connaissance avec une escadrille anglaise dont l'obsession est de détruire un dirigeable expérimental allemand particulièrement redoutable...

Au cours d'un tournage, le réalisateur interrompt les prises de vues, car le film n'a pas de sens. Il lui manque une histoire d'amour. Jeff, le scénariste, se met au travail et laisse alors libre cours à son imagination.Parallèlement, Ole et Chic, les vedettes de la revue Hellzapoppin, font tout leur possible pour saboter le spectacle pour lequel le régisseur cherche un commanditaire.

L'émission parle des docteurs Marcus Welby, un médecin généraliste et de Steven Kiley, le jeune assistant de Welby. Les deux essaient de traiter les gens comme des individus à l'ère de la médecine spécialisée et des médecins indifférents.

Then Came Bronson is an American adventure/drama television series starring Michael Parks that aired on NBC from 1969 to 1970, and was produced by MGM Television. The series, created by Denne Bart Petitclerc, began with a movie pilot on Monday, March 24, 1969. The series was approved for one year and began its first run on September 17, 1969. The pilot was also released in Europe as a feature film.

The Flip Wilson Show is an hour long variety show that aired in the U.S. on NBC from September 17, 1970 to June 27, 1974. The show starred American comedian Flip Wilson; the program was one of the first American television programs starring a black person in the title role to become highly successful with a white audience. Specifically, it was the first successful network variety series starring an African American. During its first two seasons, its Nielsen ratings made it the nation's second most watched show. The show consisted of many skits over an hour. It also broke new ground in American television by using a 'Theatre-in-the-Round' stage format, with the audience seated on all sides of a circular performance area. Wilson was most famous for creating the role of Geraldine Jones, a sassy, modern woman who had a boyfriend named Killer. Flip also created the role of Reverend Leroy, who was the minister of the Church of What's Happening Now!. New parishioners were wary of coming to the church as it was hinted that Reverend Leroy was a con artist. Wilson popularized such catchphrases as "What you see is what you get", and "The devil made me do it!".

Medical Center is a medical drama series which aired on CBS from 1969 to 1976. It was produced by MGM Television.

La suite des aventures de la famille d'Alex Haley, de la fin de la guerre de Sécession aux années 60. De l'étape décisive de la Reconstruction aux deux guerres mondiales, en passant par la Grande Dépression, les membres de l'immense famille traversent à nouveau les grandes périodes d'une Histoire douloureuse