Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

This article is about the 1934 short film. For the longer 1947 film with similar name, see Hi-De-Ho (1947 film).

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho
Directed by	Fred Waller
Written by	Milton Hockey Fred Rath
Produced by	Adolph Zukor
Starring	Cab Calloway Fredi Washington
Cinematography	William Steiner Jr
Edited by	Bert Frank
Music by	Cab Calloway and his Orchestra
Production company	Paramount Pictures
Distributed by	Paramount Pictures
Release date	August 24, 1934 (1934-08-24)
Running time	10 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho (also known as Hi-De-Ho) is an American musical short film directed by Fred Waller and released by Paramount Pictures in 1934. ^[1] The film stars jazz bandleader Cab Calloway and actress Fredi Washington. ^[2] In 2001, the film was reissued by Kino International in the DVD collection Hollywood Rhythm: Vol. 1-The Best Of Jazz And Blues. ^[3]

Synopsis

Bandleader Cab Calloway plays a ladies' man who dates the wife—portrayed by Washington—of a train porter who is frequently absent from home. Calloway and his Orchestra perform "Zaz-zuh-zaz" and "The Lady with the Fan" at the Cotton Club in Harlem, New York.

Cast

• Cab Calloway and his Orchestra
• Fredi Washington

Notable orchestra members in the film include:

• Edwin Swayzee – trumpeter
• Al Morgan – double-bassist
• Eddie Barefield – saxophonist

References

1. Catalog of Copyright Entries. Part 1. [C] Group 3. Dramatic Composition and Motion Pictures. New Series. The University of California. 1935. p. 245.
2. Bracks, Lean'tin L.; Smith, Jessie Carney (2014). Black Women of the Harlem Renaissance Era. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 239. ISBN   978-0-8108-8543-1.
3. Pratt, Douglas (2004). Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More!. UNET 2 Corporation. p. 562. ISBN   978-1-932916-00-3.

External links

• Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho at IMDb
• Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho at the TCM Movie Database