New Orleans /

Nick, the proprietor of a Bourbon Street gambling joint, an artistic haven for African-American musicians who gather and jam from dusk til dawn, falls in love with an opera-singing socialite. After losing his nightclub Nick tries over the course of many years to get jazz the respect and audience it...

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Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author:	Kino International Corporation
Other Authors:	Levey, Jules, 1896-1975, Lubin, Arthur, 1901-1995, Paul, Elliot, 1891-1958, Biberman, H. J. (Herbert J.), Córdova, Arturo de, 1908-1973, Patrick, Dorothy, Armstrong, Louis, 1901-1971, Holiday, Billie, 1915-1959, Herman, Woody, 1913-1987, Singleton, Zutty, 1898-1975, Bigard, Barney, Ory, Kid, 1886-1973, Scott, Bud, 1890-1949, Callender, Red, Beal, Charlie, 1908-1991, Lewis, Meade, 1905-1964, Ellington, Duke, 1899-1974
Format:	Video DVD
Language:	English
Published:	NYC [i.e. New York] : Kino International, [2000]
Subjects:	Jazz > Drama. New Orleans (La.) > Drama. Musical films. Feature films. Short films.

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Summary:	Nick, the proprietor of a Bourbon Street gambling joint, an artistic haven for African-American musicians who gather and jam from dusk til dawn, falls in love with an opera-singing socialite. After losing his nightclub Nick tries over the course of many years to get jazz the respect and audience it deserves.
Item Description:	Originally released as a motion picture by United Artists in 1947. "Also included on this DVD are two musical shorts from Paramount Studios (A rhapsody in black and blue featuring Armstrong and Symphony in black with Holiday and Duke Ellington) as well as an essay on the making of New Orleans, which originated as a project for Orson Welles"--Container. Videorecording.
Physical Description:	1 videodisc (110 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 insert.
Format:	DVD format.
Production Credits:	Director of photography, Lucien Andriot ; musical director, Nat W. Finston.