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• Release Year: 2005
• Genre: Musical
• Plot: Check and Double Check; This first and only appearance of the radio stars Amos 'n' Andy reprising their roles on the big screen. Amos and Andy are trying to make a success of their 'open-air' taxi service when they get mixed-up in some nonsense while driving musicians to a high society ball.; ; The Duke Is Tops; A young featured singer of the shows put on by her songwriter/producer boyfriend, heads off on her own to Broadway to become a star.; ; Hi-De-Ho; Cab Calloway stars as a bandleader torn between torn between two women, his jealous girlfriend Minnie and his manager, Nettie. A hit man is sent to take care of Cab but Minnie takes a bullet meant for him.; ; Killer Diller; This all-black music and comedy revue features some of the best and brightest stars of the stage and screen.; ; Paradise in Harlem; This crime drama features an all African-American cast and centers on a club singer who aspires to be a great dramatic actor. His big chance evaporates when he witnesses a mob hit.; ; Reet, Petite and Gone; A successful old-time musical star dies and wishes to leave his fortune to his son Louis, and Honey, the daughter of his long-lost love. A crooked lawyer decides to swindle the money away from the rightful heirs.; ; Rhythm and Blues Revue; This legendary musical revue features terrific performances by Sarah Vaughn, Freddie Robinson, Nat King Cole, Cab Calloway, Count Basie, Cab Calloway, Martha Davis and many more.; ; Rock N' Roll Revue; A musical and comedy extravaganza including Duke Ellington, Nat King Cole, Dinah Washington, Big Joe Turner, Nipsey Russell and many more.; ; Soundies Cavalcade; Three more rarities featuring sultry songstress Lena Horne, Teddy Wilson & his Orchestra and the amazing Dusty Fletcher. The three featured shorts are: Answer to Open the Door Richard, Murder in Swing Town and Boogie Woogie Dream.; ; Soundies Festival; From the great era of musical shorts come three featured shorts: Mr. Adams Bomb, Bubbling Over, and Open the Door Richard.
• Cast: Freeman F. Gosden, Charles J. Correll, Sue Carol, Irene Rich, Ralf Harolde, Charles Morton, Edward Martindel, Rita La Roy, Russ Powell, Roscoe Ates, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Barney Bigard, Wellman Braud, Harry Carney, G. Pat Collins, Pat Conway, Sonny Greer, Fred Guy, Johnny Hodges, Robert Homans, Freddie Jenkins, Joe 'Tricky Sam' Nanton, Dennis O'Keefe, Larry Steers, Juan Tizol, Arthur Whetsol, Cootie Williams, Melville W. Brown, Bert Kalmar, Harry Ruby, J. Walter Ruben
• Director: Melville W. Brown
• Runtime: 9:22
• Media Format: Movie