The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes | |
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Directed by | Robert Clouse |
Written by | Edward P. Brophy (as Edmund Brophy) |
Starring | Donald Elson Garland Thompson |
Cinematography | John A. Alonzo |
Edited by | Robert Wollin |
Music by | Teddy Buckner Mario Casetta Lincoln Mayorga |
Distributed by | Manson Distributing [1] |
Running time | 22 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes is a 1964 short film directed by Robert Clouse. [2]
'In Storyville, where blues were born/ There's a legend of a golden horn/ And a hot-lipped kid, blue-eyed and fair/ Who tried for a note that wasn't there.' [3]
Teddy Buckner composed the film score. [4] Janee Michelle had her film acting debut in the film. [5] John A. Alonzo, who would later become best known for his camerawork for Chinatown , served as the cinematographer for The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes. [6]
The film was screened at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. [7] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 37th Academy Awards, [8] but lost to Casals Conducts: 1964 . [9] The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes was Clouse's second film to be nominated for this award, the first being the 1962 film The Cadillac. [10]
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