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Burgess Meredith Collection - Second Chorus review by A customer from Newcastle England

Not the best film 9 January 2005
...eredith (looking ridiculously young), plays comedy rather well. The sessions by Artie Shaw and his orchestra are very good. However, the same cannot be said for the quali...

Artie Shaw - filmography

- Amazon price* £4.99
American Pop Treasures - Classic Songs F... on DVD (2007)
Starring: Cab Calloway, Artie Shaw, Glenn Miller
Certificate:
Features clips of some of America's finest music moments from the 1920s through to the 1960s. Tracklist includes: Cab Calloway - 'Virginia, Georgia And Caroline', Frank Sinatra - 'There Will Be A Hot Time' and Glenn Miller Modernaires - 'Coffee Shop Rhythm'. Features seventeen tracks in total.

Rate this: 40% from 14 members

- Amazon price* £3.39
The Boys Are Back In Town on DVD (2005)
Starring: Louis Armstrong, Cab Calloway, Artie Shaw
Certificate:
Features thirty classics from the men of jazz. Includes performances by Cab Calloway, Frank Sinatra, Louis Armstrong, Artie Shaw, and more.

Rate this: 41% from 16 members

- Amazon price* £5.89
Lights, Camera, Action on DVD (2005)
Starring: Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton
Certificate:
Compilation of Big Band tracks from the movies. Features performances by Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Stan Kenton, Peggy Lee and more. Features thirty tracks in total.

Rate this: 51% from 26 members

- Amazon price* £5.89
Jazz And Big Band Classics on DVD (2005)
Starring: Sarah Vaughan, Artie Shaw, Fred Astaire
Certificate:
Features twenty four tracks from the Big Band era. Includes performances by Sarah Vaughan, Artie Shaw, Fred Astaire and more.

Rate this: 52% from 38 members

- Amazon price* £40.93
Jazz - A Film By Ken Burns (4 discs) on DVD (2000)
Starring: Buddy Bolden, Sidney Bechet, Duke Ellington
Director: Ken Burns
Certificate:
For the third part of his American Trilogy--following THE CIVIL WAR and BASEBALL--Ken Burns takes on jazz, "that most American of art forms." The 10-part, 19-hour film begins with the music's roots in post-Civil War New Orleans and concludes roughly a century later. The story focuses not only on ..read more »

Rate this: 74% from 339 members

Bix: 'Ain't None Of Them Play Like Him Yet' (1981)
Starring: Bix Beiderbecke, Mary Louise Shoemaker, Hoagy Carmichael
Director: Brigitte Berman
Certificate:
Tribute to the late Leon `Bix' Beiderbecke, jazz cornetist who died in 1931 at the age of 28. Film consists of interviews with friends and associates, still photographs and the music.

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- Amazon price* £3.26
Burgess Meredith Collection - Second Chorus on DVD (1940)
Starring: Fred Astaire, Charles Butterworth, Artie Shaw
Director: H.C. Potter
Certificate:
Director H.C. Potter keeps the pacing snappy in this musical comedy about two trumpet-playing buddies competing for gigs and for the heart of their lovely manager, Ellen Miller (Paulette Goddard). When Ellen gets hired and moves away, the two decide to leave their college campus and follow her to ..read more »

Rate this: 47% from 92 members

- Amazon price* £6.75
Best Of The Big Bands / Artie Shaw And F... on DVD
Starring: Artie Shaw
Certificate:
Compilation of live footage from such jazz legends as Artis Shaw, Benny Goodman and Charlie Barnet. Tracklist includes: 'Jeepers Creepers', 'Deep Purple', 'In the Mood', 'Up The Lazy River' and more.

Rate this: 56% from 17 members

The Burgess Meredith Collection (3 discs) on DVD
Starring: Jean Wallace, Burgess Meredith, Eduardo Ciannelli
Director: Alfred Santell, H.C. Potter, Burgess Meredith
Certificate:
This collection celebrates the ever-versatile career of Burgess Meredith. Famous for his role in ROCKY and as The Penguin in the BATMAN television series, Meredith was also a very capable director, as demonstrated in THE MAN ON THE EIFFEL TOWER. The psychologically powerful drama follows the ..read more »

Rate this: 55% from 17 members

Artie Shaw - watch online

Second Chorus to Watch Now (1940)
Starring: Fred Astaire, Paulette Goddard, Artie Shaw
Director: H C Potter
Certificate:
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Run time: 84 minutes
Danny and Hank are surprised when Artie Shaw hires competent manager Ellen away from their college band. The two trumpet players scheme to get into Shaw's outfit themselves, each trying to trump the other's plays.

Rate this: 80% from 5 members

Artie Shaw facts

5 most recent films

American Pop Treasures - Classic Songs From Vintage Television - 2.5 stars
The Boys Are Back In Town - 2.0 stars
Lights, Camera, Action - 2.5 stars
Jazz And Big Band Classics - 2.5 stars
Jazz - A Film By Ken Burns - 3.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Jazz - A Film By Ken Burns - 3.5 stars
Burgess Meredith Collection - Second Chorus - 2.5 stars
The Burgess Meredith Collection - 3.0 stars
Best Of The Big Bands / Artie Shaw And Friends - 2.5 stars
Jazz And Big Band Classics - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Bix: 'Ain't None Of Them Play Like Him Yet' - 3 stars
The Boys Are Back In Town - 2.0 stars
American Pop Treasures - Classic Songs From Vintage Television - 2.5 stars
Lights, Camera, Action - 2.5 stars
Jazz And Big Band Classics - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Fred Astaire - 4 times - show films
Louis Armstrong - 3 times - show films
Paulette Goddard - 2 times - show films
Cab Calloway - 2 times - show films
Frank Sinatra - 2 times - show films

Most frequent directors

H.C. Potter - 2 times - show films
H C Potter - 1 times - show films
Ken Burns - 1 times - show films
Alfred Santell - 1 times - show films
Burgess Meredith - 1 times - show films

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