Adelaide Hall

1901 - 1993

Adelaide Louise Hall was an American-born UK-based jazz singer and entertainer. Her long career spanned more than 70 years from 1921 until her death and she was a major figure in the Harlem Renaissance.

Фильмы

The Thief of Bagdad

Ludwig Berger, Tim Whelan

Conrad Veidt, Sabu

When Prince Ahmad is blinded and cast out of Bagdad by the nefarious Jaffar, he joins forces with the scrappy thief Abu to win back his royal place, as well as the heart of a beautiful princess.

The Thief of Bagdad

7.4 1940

Великобритания, боевик

An All-Colored Vaudeville Show

Roy Mack

Adelaide Hall, Fayard Nicholas

Black vaudeville acts are featured in this Vitaphone Pepper Pot short. In addition to those listed in the credits, acts include The 3 Whippets, a group of acrobats; and The Five Racketeers, a band that initially backs up Eunice Wilson and then sings "Tiger Rag".

An All-Colored Vaudeville Show

6.9 ⚠️ 1935

США, музыка

Dancers in the Dark

David Burton

Miriam Hopkins, Jack Oakie

A bandleader tries to romance a dancer by sending her boyfriend, a musician, out of town. However, things get complicated when he finds out that a gangster has designs on her too.

Dancers in the Dark

6.1 ⚠️ 1932

США, драма

A World Is Turning

G.L. Norman

Adelaide Hall

Six tantalising reels of rushes are all that remain of this unfinished film showcasing talented members of Britain's black community. These scenes, often in multiple takes, include legendary jazz singer Adelaide Hall rehearsing and performing at London's Nightingale Club, a black poet speaking in verse as an African dance troupe performs, and a black surgeon operating on a white patient.

A World Is Turning

1948