| Hosted by | Yale Film Archive |
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| Details | CABIN IN THE SKY (Vincente Minnelli, 1943, 35mm, 98 mins) THE BEGINNINGS OF BEBOP (Willie Ruff, 1981, 16mm, 26 mins) New prints! Enjoy a night of ‘40s music on film, beginning with THE BEGINNINGS OF BEBOP, a guided tour of New York’s historic jazz hotspots led by Dizzy Gillespie. Next on the bill: Minnelli’s feature film debut, a musical fantasy about a gambler with one last chance to redeem his soul. The all-Black cast includes Eddie “Rochester” Anderson, Ethel Waters, Rex Ingram, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Butterfly McQueen, Bill Bailey, and more. Prints from the Yale Film Archive. The “Treasures from the Yale Film Archive” series is presented with support from Paul L. Joskow ’70 M.Phil., ’72 Ph.D. |
| Admission | FREE |
| Location | Humanities Quadrangle, Lower Level |
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| More Info | info link |