Dorothy Dandridge

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Porgy and Bess
6.1

Porgy and Bess

Jun 24, 1959

Porgy and Bess
1959 138 min 24 vues
In the early 1900s, the fictional Catfish Row section of Charleston, South Carolina serves as home to a black fishing community. Crippled beggar Porgy, who travels about in a goat-drawn cart, loves the drug-addicted Bess, who lives with stevedore Crown, the local bully.
Music
Une île au soleil
6.5

Une île au soleil

Jun 12, 1957

Une île au soleil
1957 119 min 17 vues
Sous l'oeil d'un gouverneur débonnaire, on observe une société séparée entre les Blancs, bouffi de petites jalousies mesquines et de grands secrets inavouables, et les Noirs, exploités par de riches planteurs. Une nouvelle Constitution vient d'être promulguée et des élections s'annoncent, auxquelles David Boyer, jeune syndicaliste Noir, envisage de se présenter en opposition à Maxwell Fleury, fleuron des planteurs.
Drama
Tu seras mon mari
6.9

Tu seras mon mari

Aug 29, 1941

Tu seras mon mari
1941 86 min 24 vues
Patinage étoiles Sonja Henie et le Glenn Miller Orchestra partagent la vedette dans la vallée Serenade du Soleil. Henie joue un norvégien pour les réfugiés adoptée par le pianiste de bande John Payne, qui pensait à tort que Miss Henie pleine croissance était une petite fille âgée de 10 ans. La petite amie de Payne, Lynn Bari, est soliste avec le groupe Miller, et aussi une sorte violemment jalouse. Lorsque Bari quitte Miller de Piqué, Henie met en scène un spectacle de glace élaboré comme substitut. Ce frisson impromptu spectaculaire l'auditoire à l'hôtel de villégiature Sun Valley, où la plupart de l'action se déroule. Joan Davis et Milton Berle offrent un soulagement comique à la musique et la romance (vous n'avez pas vécu jusqu'à ce que vous avez vu Berle sur les skis), tandis que les Nicholas Brothers et Dorothy Dandridge exécutent un concert animé de « Chattanooga Choo Choo. »
Comedy
Carmen Jones
6.041

Carmen Jones

Oct 28, 1954

Carmen Jones
1954 105 min 85 vues
Pendant la Seconde guerre mondiale, dans le Sud des Etats-Unis, au milieu d'un camp militaire, la jolie Carmen Jones (Dorothy Dandridge) aux moeurs légères fait tourner les têtes des soldats, provoquant des rivalités jalouses. Joe (Harry Belafonte) se laisse séduire, abandonne sa gentille fiancée pour la sulfureuse Carmen et devient déserteur. Il est mis en prison mais Carmen accepte d'attendre sa sortie pour qu'ils continuent de filer leur parfait amour...
Drama
Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
1

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas

Jan 01, 2005

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
2005 42 min 1 vues
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 with her fellow pop-jazz queens, sultry Lena Horne, Ella "The First Lady of Song" Fitzgerald, gorgeous Dorothy Dandridge and Billie "Lady Day" Holiday. Rarely has there been more outstanding vocal talent compiled on a single disc.
Music
Paper Doll
4.5

Paper Doll

Jan 01, 1942

Paper Doll
1942 3 min 2 vues
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.
Music
Bahama Passage
6

Bahama Passage

Dec 10, 1941

Bahama Passage
1941 82 min 1 vues
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 Bahamas owned by Adrian Ainsworth, descendant of many ancestors who have handled it over the years to the satisfaction of its 250 native residents. He is married to a woman who stays away from the island because she is lonely when there. Adrian doesn't want Carol or her father there, and they don't want to be there. Romance can't be lurking far behind the beautiful sunset.
Romance
Bright Road
6.3

Bright Road

Apr 17, 1953

Bright Road
1953 68 min 9 vues
Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child.
Drama
Tamango
6.4

Tamango

Jan 24, 1958

Tamango
1958 104 min 6 vues
1820, le trafic d'esclaves noirs se poursuit malgré l'abolition officielle de l'esclavage. Le capitaine de «L'Esperanza» achète une cargaison d'esclaves, qu'il embarque à bord de son bateau. Mais la traversée prend une sombre tournure quand certains captifs se regroupent autour de l'un d'eux, Tamango...
Drama
Happy Go Lucky
4

Happy Go Lucky

Jan 04, 1943

Happy Go Lucky
1943 81 min 1 vues
A gold-digger hopes to land a rich husband in Trinidad, but gets mixed up with a beach boy and voodoo.
Comedy
Orchestra Wives
5.8

Orchestra Wives

Sep 04, 1942

Orchestra Wives
1942 98 min 10 vues
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 joins the band's tour and learns about life as an orchestra wife, weathering the catty attacks of the other band wives.
Drama
It Can't Last Forever
5.333

It Can't Last Forever

Jul 15, 1937

It Can't Last Forever
1937 68 min 3 vues
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 newspaper gossip-columnist, Carol Wilson, get involved with gangsters when one of Larry's radio-program future-predicting cons gets out of hand.
Comedy
Jungle Jig
1

Jungle Jig

Jun 02, 1941

Jungle Jig
1941 3 min 1 vues
A Soundie with Dorothy Dandridge and Cee Pee Johnson.
Moment of Danger
1

Moment of Danger

Jan 26, 1960

Moment of Danger
1960 97 min 1 vues
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 to getting even.
Crime
Girl 27
6.4

Girl 27

Jul 27, 2007

Girl 27
2007 86 min 14 vues
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 underage girls into attending a stag party, where she was raped.
Documentary
Remains to Be Seen
5.7

Remains to Be Seen

May 15, 1953

Remains to Be Seen
1953 88 min 3 vues
A singer and her apartment manager get mixed up in a creepy Park Avenue murder and find themselves facing danger at every turn.
Comedy
Lady from Louisiana
5.3

Lady from Louisiana

Apr 22, 1941

Lady from Louisiana
1941 82 min 15 vues
Northern lawyer John Reynolds travels to New Orleans to try and clean up the local crime syndicate based around a lottery. Although he meets Julie Mirbeau and they are attracted to each other, the fact that her father heads the lottery means they end up on opposite sides. When her father is killed, Julie becomes more and more involved in the shady activities and in blocking Reynolds' attempts at prosecution.
Drama
The Murder Men
1

The Murder Men

Jan 01, 1961

The Murder Men
1961 73 min 1 vues
Melodrama of the attempt to smash a drug ring and to promote a former addict singer's rehabilitation. Edited from TV series, Cain's Hundred
Crime
Crépuscule
5.391

Crépuscule

Oct 31, 1941

Crépuscule
1941 90 min 23 vues
Au début de la seconde guerre mondiale, un poste avancé anglais au Kenya suspecte les allemands d’armer les indigènes pour favoriser un soulèvement. Les deux officiers vont recevoir l’aide d’une jeune métisse à la tête d’un réseau de caravanes transportant des marchandises.
War
Going Places
6.2

Going Places

Dec 31, 1938

Going Places
1938 84 min 5 vues
A sports store clerk poses as a famous jockey as an advertising stunt, but gets more than he bargained for.
Romance
Deux nigauds cow-boys
5.8

Deux nigauds cow-boys

Feb 13, 1942

Deux nigauds cow-boys
1942 86 min 24 vues
Deux vendeurs de friandises travaillant sur des rodéos ont des ennuis avec leur patron. Pour lui échapper, ils montent dans un train roulant vers le Far West. Là-bas, ils se font engager comme cow-boys alors qu'ils ne connaissent rien au métier …
Comedy
Snow Gets in Your Eyes
6

Snow Gets in Your Eyes

May 14, 1938

Snow Gets in Your Eyes
1938 20 min 2 vues
A department store has an indoor ski slide for the annual contest for store employees. Salesgirl June has two admirers - a sausage salesman in the store and the store's snooty ski instructor. The Dandridge Sisters (Dorothy, Vivian and non-sister Etta Jones) perform two numbers.
Romance
Hit Parade of 1943
4.8

Hit Parade of 1943

Mar 26, 1943

Hit Parade of 1943
1943 82 min 5 vues
When amateur songwriter Jill Wright moves from the Midwest to New York City, she is dismayed to discover that Rick Farrell, the owner of Miracle Publishing Co., has claimed as his own the song she submitted to his company. One of the many films made at Republic with a year attached to the "Hit Parade" title, which came from the "Hit Parade" radio program sponsored by Lucky Strike cigarettes.
Comedy
Atlantic City
5

Atlantic City

Sep 15, 1944

Atlantic City
1944 87 min 2 vues
In 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudeville house proprietor, has big plans: he thinks it can be "the playground of the world." Brad's wheeling and dealing proves remarkably successful in attracting big enterprises and big shows, but brings him little success in personal relationships. Full of nostalgic songs and acts, some with the original artists. Reissued in 1950 as "Atlantic City Honeymoon".
Romance
Un Jour aux courses
7.1

Un Jour aux courses

Jun 11, 1937

Un Jour aux courses
1937 111 min 205 vues
Les inénarrables Marx vont tenter de sauver un sanatorium de la faillite grâce à l'embauche du fameux Dr Hacknebush (Groucho), vétérinaire pour chevaux...
Comedy
Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
8

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies

Oct 07, 2001

Goldwyn: The Man and His Movies
2001 118 min 1 vues
The life and work of Samuel Goldwyn, a Polish-born glove salesman who became one of Hollywood's greatest independent producers, is remembered in this classy documentary created for the PBS American Masters series. Based on A. Scott Berg's acclaimed biography, the film includes new interviews with Goldwyn's surviving family members as well as vintage interviews with such luminaries as Bette Davis, John Huston, Laurence Olivier and others.
Documentary
The Harlem Renaissance
6

The Harlem Renaissance

Jan 01, 2004

The Harlem Renaissance
2004 75 min 1 vues
Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the challenges many of the genre's artists faced when trying to gain recognition within conventional society. Included are anecdotes from musicians and historians, plus footage of performances and interviews with Cab Calloway, Duke Ellington, Count Basie and more.
Documentary
Four Shall Die
1

Four Shall Die

Oct 15, 1940

Four Shall Die
1940 72 min 1 vues
Helen Fielding, heir to the fortunes of the late millionaire Roger Fielding, Sr., has broken off her relationship with the unscrupulous Lew Covey to pursue a romance with reporter Bill Summers. Covey, determined to get at Helen's inheritance, vows to win her back.
Crime
The Harlem Globetrotters
5

The Harlem Globetrotters

May 30, 1951

The Harlem Globetrotters
1951 78 min 5 vues
All-American basketball player, Billy signs up with the world-famous "Harlem Globetrotters", an all-Negro professional team. Billy struggles with important life decisions and their consequences.
Drama
Depuis ton départ
6.5

Depuis ton départ

Jun 30, 1944

Depuis ton départ
1944 177 min 49 vues
Tandis que son mari est parti au front combattre les Allemands, Anne Hilton doit faire face à tout un tas de problèmes chez elle...
Drama
Ebony Parade
1

Ebony Parade

Jan 01, 1970

Ebony Parade
1970 137 min 1 vues
Mantan Moreland hosts a series of filmed song, dance and band numbers by various artists, mostly released previously as individual "soundies".
Comedy
Irene
6

Irene

Apr 23, 1940

Irene
1940 101 min 6 vues
assistant de tapissier Irene O'Dare rencontre riche Don Marshall alors qu'elle est la mesure de chaises pour Mme Herman Vincent dans sa propriété Long Island. Charmé par la jeune fille, Don anonyme achète Mme Lucy, une boutique exclusive de Manhattan, et demande gestionnaire nouvellement embauché M. Smith à offrir Irene un emploi comme un modèle. Elle attire bientôt l'attention de socialite Bob Vincent, dont la mère est l'hôte d'une balle à la demeure familiale. Afin de promouvoir la ligne de robe de Mme Lucy, M. Smith organise pour ses modèles qui seront invités à la soirée.
Comedy
Lazybones
1

Lazybones

Feb 20, 1941

Lazybones
1941 3 min 1 vues
Hoagy Carmichael at the piano sings the title song (lyrics by Johnny Mercer). Dancing by Dorothy Dandridge and Peter Ray.
Pillow to Post
5.5

Pillow to Post

Jun 09, 1945

Pillow to Post
1945 92 min 12 vues
With a war on and most men being drafted, Howard Oil Supply Company has no salesmen left. So daughter Jean hits the road and does not make one sale. She finally gets one tentative sale with the Black Hills Oil Co., but Earl wants dinner with her. With the shortage of housing due to the war, Jean needs a military husband to get a place to stay in Clayfield, which is next to Camp Clay. She gets Lt. Mallory to act as her husband just to register. Then things go wrong as his commanding officer is there and believes them to be married. It gets worse as Don's mother shows up and then Jean's father.
Comedy
It's Black Entertainment
8

It's Black Entertainment

Feb 08, 2002

It's Black Entertainment
2002 80 min 2 vues
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured are: Whitney Houston, Ella Fitzgerald, Sammy Davis Jr., Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Cab Calloway, Bill "Bojangles" Robinson, Ella Fitzgerald, and Little Richard, Also included are today's contemporary superstars: Snoop Dogg, Ice T, Quincy Jones, Spike Lee, Russell Simmons, and many, more! 80 minutes plus DVD bonus features.
Documentary
Lucky Jordan
6

Lucky Jordan

Nov 16, 1942

Lucky Jordan
1942 84 min 3 vues
Lucky Jordan is a gangster living in New York City and when he's drafted into the army, he tries to escape duty by using an old con woman named Annie to convince the draft board he's needed at home. When that fails, Jordan is sent to boot camp, but he doesn't stay there long. He takes a beautiful USO worker hostage and flees back to New York. There, he learns that a rival gangster is plotting against America.
Comedy
Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
7.5

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty

Jun 24, 2003

Dorothy Dandridge: An American Beauty
2003 60 min 2 vues
Actor Obba Babatundé hosts this biopic showcasing the life of acclaimed African-American singer and actress Dorothy Dandridge, who overcame racism and personal tragedy to become one of the most acclaimed performers of Hollywood's golden age. The film combines rare historical footage of Dandridge, on and off the stage, and interviews with stars such as Laurence Fishburne, Jasmine Guy and Halle Berry discussing her powerful legacy.
Documentary
Moo Cow Boogie
1

Moo Cow Boogie

Jan 01, 1943

Moo Cow Boogie
1943 11 min 1 vues
Stepin Fetchit introduces a band which plays several numbers, including "Cow Cow Boogie" and a swing version of "Rigoletto." Dorothy Dandridge appears in a Western number singing the aforementioned "Cow Cow Boogie."
Cain's Hundred
4.7

Cain's Hundred

May 15, 1962

Cain's Hundred
1962 min 3 vues
A former underworld lawyer goes to work for the Federal Government, determined to bring 100 top criminals to justice.
Drama
The Colgate Comedy Hour
7

The Colgate Comedy Hour

Dec 25, 1955

The Colgate Comedy Hour
1955 min 11 vues
The Colgate Comedy Hour is an American comedy-musical variety series that aired live on the NBC network from 1950 to 1955. The show starred many notable comedians and entertainers of the era, including Eddie Cantor, Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis, Fred Allen, Donald O'Connor, Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, Bob Hope, Jimmy Durante, Ray Bolger, Gordon MacRae, Ben Blue, Robert Paige, Tony Curtis, Burt Lancaster, Broadway dancer Wayne Lamb and Spike Jones and His City Slickers.
Comedy
The Ed Sullivan Show
6.6

The Ed Sullivan Show

May 30, 1971

The Ed Sullivan Show
1971 min 21 vues
The Ed Sullivan Show is an American TV variety show that originally ran on CBS from Sunday June 20, 1948 to Sunday June 6, 1971, and was hosted by New York entertainment columnist Ed Sullivan. It was replaced in September 1971 by the CBS Sunday Night Movie, which ran only one season and was eventually replaced by other shows. In 2002, The Ed Sullivan Show was ranked #15 on TV Guide's 50 Greatest TV Shows of All Time.
Comedy
Cérémonie des Oscars
6.9

Cérémonie des Oscars

Mar 02, 2025

Cérémonie des Oscars
2025 min 69 vues
Les Oscars du cinéma (Academy Awards) sont des récompenses cinématographiques américaines décernées chaque année depuis 1929 à Los Angeles et destinées à saluer l'excellence des productions américaines du cinéma. L'attribution de ces distinctions dans les domaines choisis pour représenter les métiers de la création cinématographique (réalisation, interprétation, scénario, technique) est organisée, gérée et dirigée par l'association professionnelle Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.