Artie Shaw and his orchestra perform popular songs with guest stars.Artie Shaw and his orchestra perform popular songs with guest stars.Artie Shaw and his orchestra perform popular songs with guest stars.
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- TriviaVitaphone Reel B235.
- SoundtracksAlone Together
(uncredited)
Music by Cole Porter
Performed by Artie Shaw and His Orchestra with Artie Shaw on clarinet
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Swing Short
Symthony of Swing (1939)
*** (out of 4)
Turner Classic Movies recently had a documentary on the career of Johnny Mercer and played this short as well. The film features the then popular Artie Shaw and his swinging band performing four songs including "Jeepers Creepers" with Tony Pastor and "Deep Purple" with Helen Forrest. This was my first time seeing a short with Shaw but he certainly lived up to some of the hype I had heard about him. I'm sure this short wouldn't fly too well if shown on MTV today but if you're a fan of these old swing bands then you're in for a real treat. On the technical side of things we're really not given anything overly special as director Henabery makes the right decision in just staying out of things and letting the band do all the work. Shaw's orchestra is extremely entertaining as they jam one number after another and Pastor does a very good job with "Jeepers Creepers".
*** (out of 4)
Turner Classic Movies recently had a documentary on the career of Johnny Mercer and played this short as well. The film features the then popular Artie Shaw and his swinging band performing four songs including "Jeepers Creepers" with Tony Pastor and "Deep Purple" with Helen Forrest. This was my first time seeing a short with Shaw but he certainly lived up to some of the hype I had heard about him. I'm sure this short wouldn't fly too well if shown on MTV today but if you're a fan of these old swing bands then you're in for a real treat. On the technical side of things we're really not given anything overly special as director Henabery makes the right decision in just staying out of things and letting the band do all the work. Shaw's orchestra is extremely entertaining as they jam one number after another and Pastor does a very good job with "Jeepers Creepers".
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- Michael_Elliott
- Nov 15, 2009
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- Artie Shaw and His Orchestra in Symphony of Swing
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- Runtime9 minutes
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- 1.37 : 1
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