Something To Sing About/Basin Street Revue/Forbidden Music

JAMES CAGNEY - SOMETHING TO SING ABOUT
Cagney is at his best as a Manhattan bandleader who journeys to Hollywood when he is offered a contract with a studio, but he is determined to do things his way and not theirs. A Classic 1930s musical about Hollywood Studio life that won an Oscar for best score.
(Black & White)
82 mins approx

SARAH VAUGHAN - BASIN STREET REVUE
This is a collection of exciting R&B performances from the early-mid 1950s, including Cab Calloway, Sara Vaughan. Martha Davis, Amos Milburn, Faye Adams, Lionel Hampton, The Clovers, Paul Hucklebuck Williams featuring Jimmy Brown on Vocal, and Herb Jefferies, among others. The lowbrow comedy from Nipsey Russell and Mantan Moreland helps create a wonderful "revue" feel for the show.
(Black & White)
41 mins approx

JIMMY DURANTE - FORBIDDEN MUSIC
A charming tale, based on an allegedly true story of a 19th century town where a new law forbad music - no instruments or singing allowed - so that the townspeople would concentrate on making money to pay the town's debts. It involves a Ruritania singer, a Princess who dislikes his music, and a Police Chief with a sideline in smuggling musical instruments...
(Black & White)
66 mins approx