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Lena Horne - what members say

3 Classic Musicals Of The Silver Screen - Vol. 1 - Second Chorus / The Duke Is Tops / Private Buckaroo review by from Fairford, Glos.

As a 30s musical fanatic I don't know what to say .... 26 March 2005
...see them playing real characters instead of 'comic' liftmen and giggling maids. Lena Horne is very young, very pretty, very overweight and very wooden! One or two good su... Read customer review

Stormy Weather review by noirpanther from London, England

A rare gem 16 May 2006
...Hollywood. And its also fun spotting the burgeoning stars in the film, such as Lena Horne, Cab Calloway (and isn't that Nat King Cole dancing and singing in the club cro... Read customer review

Lena Horne - filmography

Lena Horne - The Incomparable on DVD (2004)
Starring: Lena Horne
Certificate:
Through video and television clips, and rare early photos, this DVD uncovers Lena's life and career, including all of her movies scenes from her first appearance on screen in "The Duke is Tops" to her later roles in great musicals such as "Panama Hattie", "Thousands Cheer", "Broadway Rhythm", "Two ..read more »

45% from 4 members

Ladies Sing The Blues on DVD (2001)
Starring: Connee Boswell, Ruth Brown, Ida Cox
Director: Tom Jenz
Certificate:
LADIES SINGS THE BLUES is a compilation of rare performance footage from classic blues singers such as Bessie Smith, Peggy Lee, Sarah Vaughan and Lena Horne.

57% from 22 members

The Wiz on DVD (1978)
Starring: Diana Ross, Michael Jackson, Richard Pryor
Director: Sidney Lumet
Certificate:
Dorothy, a young African-American kindergarten teacher leaves a large family dinner one night to chase after her dog during a New York City snowstorm and gets swept up by a cyclone and transplanted to the urban version of the land of Oz.

52% from 918 members

Death of a Gunfighter (1969)
Starring: Richard Widmark, Lena Horne, Carroll O'Connor
Director: Robert Totten, Don Siegel
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In the turn-of-the century Texas town of Cottownwood Springs, marshal Frank Patch is an old-style lawman in a town determined to become modern. When he kills drunken Luke Mills in self-defense, the town leaders decide it's time for a change. That ask for Patch's resignation, but he refuses on the ..read more »

60% from 2 members
Currently unavailable

Till The Clouds Roll By on DVD (1946)
Starring: Judy Garland, Robert Walker, June Allyson
Director: Richard Whorf
Certificate:
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This large-scale Technicolor musical is one of those over-the-top, maximalistic productions that the Golden Age of the Studio System was famous for! Based on the life and times of composer Jerome Kern, TILL THE CLOUDS ROLL BY features an all-star cast which includes the great crooner Frank Sinatra, ..read more »

54% from 225 members

Stormy Weather on DVD (1943)
Starring: Lena Horne, Bill Robinson, Cab Calloway
Director: Andrew L. Stone
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Built around the premise of a Big Stage Show, Stormy Weather affords rare mainstream leading roles to some of the era's greatest African-American entertainers Lena Horne, Bill Bojangles Robinson, Dooley Wilson, Cab Calloway, Katherine Dunham, Fats Waller, and the Nicholas Brothers. The thinnish ..read more »

67% from 202 members

3 Classic Musicals Of The Silver Screen ... on DVD
Starring: Fred Astaire, Lena Horne, The Andrews Sisters
Director: H.C. Potter, William L. Nolte, Edward F. Cline
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Three features. In 'Second Chorus' two students who play for their college band have not graduated because they enjoy their playing so much. A female band manager takes the group in hand and increases their income. Also features 'The Duke Is Tops' and 'Private Buckaroo'.

45% from 71 members

Jumpin' and Jiving on DVD
Starring: Cab Calloway, Louis Jordan, Fats Waller
Certificate:
A Collection of 27 short films from 1940's and 1950's offering a rare oppertunity to see as well as hear legendary performances as jazz greats perform their greatest hits.

60% from 22 members

Lena Horne - An Evening With Lena Horne on DVD
Starring: Lena Horne
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Features live footage from Lena Horne's performance at the New York City Supper Club. Tracklist includes: 'Maybe', 'I've Got To Have You', 'Mood Indigo', 'April In Paris', 'Why Shouldn't I', 'Hey, Old Friend', 'Ours' and 'Watch What Happens'.

47% from 21 members

The Frank Sinatra Show - Tribute To The ... on DVD
Starring: Frank Sinatra, Lena Horne
Certificate:
Features footage of the Frank Sinatra Show filmed in 1960, where Lena Horne was the special guest. Tracklist includes: 'Here's To The Ladies', 'I've Got You Under My Skin', 'Ring The Bell', 'But Beautiful' and 'Deep Blue Sea'. Features seventeen tracks in total.

52% from 4 members

Lena Horne facts

5 most recent films

Lena Horne - The Incomparable - 2.5 stars
Ladies Sing The Blues - 3.0 stars
The Wiz - 2.5 stars
Death of a Gunfighter - 3.0 stars
Till The Clouds Roll By - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Stormy Weather - 3.5 stars
Till The Clouds Roll By - 3.0 stars
The Wiz - 2.5 stars
3 Classic Musicals Of The Silver Screen - Vol. 1 - Second Chorus / The Duke Is Tops / Private Buckaroo - 2.5 stars
Jumpin' and Jiving - 3.0 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Lena Horne - The Incomparable - 2.5 stars
The Frank Sinatra Show - Tribute To The Ladies - 2.5 stars
Lena Horne - An Evening With Lena Horne - 2.5 stars
Ladies Sing The Blues - 3.0 stars
Death of a Gunfighter - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Frank Sinatra - 3 times - show films
Kathryn Grayson - 2 times - show films
Judy Garland - 2 times - show films
Cab Calloway - 2 times - show films
June Allyson - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

none - 2 times - show films
Richard Whorf - 2 times - show films
William L. Nolte - 2 times - show films
Robert Totten - 1 times - show films
Edward F. Cline - 1 times - show films