The duke is tops white cat satan being sat upon by doc dorando. Ralph cooper, laurence criner, and lena horne in the duke is tops 1938 lena. Oct 18, 2012 the duke is tops is a 1938 american musical film released by million dollar productions and directed by william nolte. This certificate fosters a critical understanding of the history, theory and technologies of motion picture and new media arts, while giving students the opportunities, tools and resources. The duke is tops was, i believe, the companys fifth production and certainly their first musical. The duke is tops 1938 duke davis ralph cooper is the tireless promoter of his songstress sweetheart, ethel andrews lena horne. Founded by methodists and quakers in the presentday town of trinity in 1838, the school moved to durham in 1892. Publication date 1938 usage public domain topics musical, lena horne publisher million dollar productions.
Buy or rent the duke is tops movie now family video. The duke is tops 1938 is a music movie starring ralph cooper and lena horne. When she gets a chance at a broadway show, lena swiftly severs all ties with duke. Lena horne plays a night club singer who gets a chance at broadway. Duke does not endorse or affirm the quality of products or services provided through this website and disclaims any liability or responsibility. Le film the duke is tops 1938 vostfr admin 20170422t03.
Black heritage films with allnegro casts, famous black. Kate strong is 80 years old, under hospice care, and dying from cancer. Lena horne biography, celebrity facts and awards tv guide. The duke is tops 1938 lena hornes film debut youtube. Ralph cooper was an american actor, dancer and the originator and master of ceremonies of amateur night at the apollo theater in harlem, new york. The big chill about aging hippies and forrest gump about america in general. The film was one of a number of lowbudgeted musicals or race movies made in the 1930s and 1940s for the africanamerican market.
Ralph cooper was called the dark gable after clark gable, obviously, due to his handsome, tough visual appearance and his attraction and wit. R ecently weve seen a film about bdsm driven by deadeyed commercial imperative. With lena horne in the duke is tops 1938 later dubbed bronze venus. Duke davis ralph cooper is the tireless promoter of his songstress sweetheart, ethel andrews lena horne. Duke believes in her singing talent, and, when she gets an.
Singer lena horne leaves her medicineshow buddies ralph cooper, lawrence criner for new york. The motion picture stars leslie howard, bette davis and humphrey bogart. The duke is tops 1938 letterboxd social film discovery. This is a list of all of the movies that lena horne appeared in. With ralph cooper, lena horne, laurence criner, monte hawley. Oscar in 1938 film the big broadcast of 1938, grammy hall of fame in 2005 1938, ascap song of 1937, music imprint of 1930s, nutsie 52 of 1930s, afi 63, riaa 170, acclaimed 16 1938 25. May 09, 2010 made her broadway debut in 1934 and her film debut in an allblack musical titled the duke is tops in 1938. The dukes first real break came in 1929, when through the intervention of director john f. The duke is tops 1938 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Made her broadway debut in 1934 and her film debut in an allblack musical titled the duke is tops in 1938. The film was later released in 1943 under the title the bronze venus, with lena horne given top billing.
Euonly two cd edition that contains the concert in its entirety plus, as a bonus, the complete benny goodman january 18, 1938. Duke is tops, the this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc. The film was later released in 1943 under the title the bronze venus, with. Duke does not endorse or affirm the quality of products or services provided through this website and disclaims any liability or responsibility for transactions made through this site. He hits the hard times before eventually getting what might be a break by bringing andrews back to form. The duke is tops 1938 the duke is tops 1938 features lena hornes first film appearance when she was all of 21 years of age. The duke is tops shows ralph cooper and lena horne in a scene from the film. Directing, script writing, lighting, set designingeverything you needed to know about film making. The film is set in petrified forest national park in arizona.
Watch the duke is tops 1938 full movie free online. As a bonus, the current edition also includes the complete camel caravan broadcast recorded on january 18, 1938, two days after the carnegie hall concert while the impact of that event was still fresh in the minds of the musicians. According to some biographers, fox executives found his name inappropriate. A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer.
Includes hornes 1944 short boogiewoogie dream and the cartoon inki and the minah bird 1943 with a black native boy. Its basically a showcase for music, songs, and dance numbers with a bit of story to make it more than just a film of a stage variety show. This was a pretty common formula and the duke is tops is a solid example of it. Where you might have heard them the four tops meant a great deal to the sixties kids who grew up with their epic tales of undying love and affection, which is the reason i cant help myself is featured prominently on two of the greatest sixties film soundtracks there are. Feb 19, 2015 r ecently weve seen a film about bdsm driven by deadeyed commercial imperative. Also known as the duke is tops, this is one of the best examples of the many allblack films made in the 1930s for what were then designated as colored theatres. The petrified forest is a 1936 american film directed by archie mayo and based on robert e. Duke university is a private research university in durham, north carolina. Duke davis has invested all his savings to back his sweetheart, ethel, in a road show over the old t.
Looking about 15 years old, lena horne plays the main attraction for the stage shows put on by a fellow named duke ralph cooper. Please note that dukelist is intended to simply connect members of our community. Marion a feature film in development at makebelieve entertainment. Duke davis ralph cooper has invested all his savings to back his sweetheart, ethel lena horne, in a road show over the old t. Read this faq about determining if something is pd. The west campusdesigned largely by architect julian abeleincorporates gothic architecture with the 210foot 64meter duke chapel at the campus center and highest point of elevation, is adjacent to the medical center. This was lena hornes debut film, and it was reissued in 1943 under the title of the bronze venus in order to. The duke is tops 1938 features lena hornes first film appearance when she was all of 21 years of age. A singer goes to new york for her big break, leaving her medicineshow buddies behind. During the segregation era, an independent industry dedicated to the production of race movies for african american audiences emerged in response to the exclusion of black artists from hollywood and to counter the negative, stereotypical representations of african americans in mainstream movies. Lena horne, ralph copper, lawrence crioner, william l. The screenplay was written by delmer daves and charles kenyon, and adaptations were later performed on radio and television. This was a pretty common formula and the duke is tops is a.
A popular smalltown singer dubbed the bronze venus gets offered a shot at the big time in new york city, but it will mean leaving. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist james buchanan duke established the duke endowment and the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father, washington duke. The ingenue was played by 20yearold lena horne in her movie debut. Lobby card for the duke is tops 2 smithsonian digital. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading. Help us transcribe this lobby card for the 1938 film the duke is tops to learn more about films produced for black audiences in the 1930s. Undergraduate students enrolled at duke university may obtain the ami certificate in conjunction with their major and their minor or other certificate. Goodman, benny the complete legendary carnegie hall 1938. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity. If youre familiar with race films then you know they dont feature the style, budgets or talents of those films being released in hollywood. This was lena hornes debut film, and it was reissued in 1943 under the title of the bronze venus in order to capitalize on her success in the film cabin in the sky. The duke is tops 1938 full english movies hollywood musical. An allblack film made in the 1930s that costars the 21yearold lena horne, in her first film role.
One of our special programs with little black sambo cartoon, fats waller soundie and ethel waters in bubbling over. The bronze venus the duke is tops summary motion picture poster for the bronze venus shows lena horne in elegant gown in the foreground and three costumed women dancing in the background. The duke is tops 1938 riding on the updraft of her successes in cabin in the sky and stormy weather, a very young lena horne makes her feature film debut in this allblack production as a singing sensation whose managerin an unusual plot twist for the erasacrifices his ambition for her sake. Documentary film archives duke university libraries blogs. As her last afternoon on earth unfolds, we meet her estranged son and daughter and learn that their father. The film was one of a number of lowbudgeted musicals or race movies made in the 1930s. Dukes campus spans over 8,600 acres 3,500 hectares on three contiguous subcampuses in durham as well as a marine lab in beaufort. Duke believes in her singing talent, and, when she gets an offer to perform in new york. Cooper got top billing in the duke is tops, a genial backstage story about a producer who lets his protege find her own way to stardom. A popular smalltown singer dubbed the bronze venus gets offered a shot at the big time in new york city, but it will mean leaving behind the loyal promoter who helped her make it this far. The bronze venus the duke is tops library of congress.
Peter stricklands new film, the duke of burgundy, is different. As well talented and good looking for hollywood and wouldnt acknowledge stereotype tasks hollywood offered blacks therefore he proceeded to go and produced and starred in movies for blacks. The duke is tops is a 1938 american musical film released by million dollar productions and directed by william nolte. When horne was signed by mgm, the film was rereleased, this time as. Duke is tops, the 1938 out of 4 decent race movie has producer duke davis ralph cooper breaking it off with partner ethel andrews lena horne so that her career will have a chance to take off. It was a b musical, and like most featured a familiar story about a producer who sacrifices everything for his girlfriends career only to watch her succeed and forget him. Lena is billed second after ralph cooper, but when she became famous the film was rereleased as bronze venus starring her. The duke campus and durham have also been featured in film and television. The duke is tops 1938 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a.
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