The Strolling '20s

The Strolling '20s (1966)


  • Genre: Music, Comedy, TV Movie
  • Release Date: 1966-02-04
  • Runtime: 1h 6min
  • Language: English
  • Director: Charles S. Dubin

Summary

Harry Belafonte and Sidney Poitier travel down memory lane to see what life was like back in the 1920s. Harry Belafonte introduces this musical, written by poet and playwright Langston Hughes, which pays tribute to Harlem in the 1920's. Sidney Poitier provides commentary on the era throughout the program, and George Kirby and Nipsey Russell portray various Harlem characters. Program highlights include: Gloria Lynne singing "Good Ol' Wagon"; Brownie McGhee singing "Let the Deal Go Down"; Diahann Carroll singing "Nobody Knows You When You're Down and Out"; Sammy Davis, Jr., singing and tap dancing to "Doin' the New Low Down"; Joe Williams singing "Nobody Knows the Way I Feel This Morning"; and Duke Ellington performing "Sophisticated Lady" with a sextet.

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  • Harry Belafonte

    as Self
  • Sidney Poitier

    as Self
  • Sammy Davis Jr.

    as Self
  • Duke Ellington

    as Self
Directing Charles S. Dubin Director
Writing Langston Hughes Writer

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