Movies by Louis Armstrong

High Society

High Society

After a divorce with her childhood friend, arrogant socialite Tracy Lord is remarrying but her ex-husband in still in love with her. Meanwhile, a gossip magazine blackmails Tracy's family into covering her new wedding. A musical remake of the 1940 romcom The Philadelphia Story.

When the Boys Meet the Girls

When the Boys Meet the Girls

A playboy helps a young woman turn her father's Nevada ranch into a haven for divorcees.

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Bing Crosby: Rediscovered

Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first half of the twentieth century, pulling audiences in with his intimate, laid-back voice and innate charm. Narrated by Stanley Tucci and directed by Robert Trachtenberg, this film explores the life and legend of this iconic performer, revealing a personality far more complex than the image the public had only thought they'd known.

Glory Alley

Glory Alley

A New Orleans boxer backs out of a bout and leaves his girlfriend for Korea.

The Story Of The Blues

The Story Of The Blues

The story of The Blues traces the four main traditions of blues music: Form Blues, Blues, Urban Blues and Blues Electric. The blues has evolved and diversified, and filtered into a surprising variety of styles in contemporary music. In the blues the history of music was released. A look at the roots, origins and the subsequent influence of style the film explores the blues significant contribution to the development of jazz, rock and country and western music. Big Bill Broonzy, Robert Johnson, Lonnie Johnson, Blind Lemon Jefferson, Alexander...

I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You

I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You

Betty Boop and friends meet Louis Armstrong on a jungle safari.

Music Inn

Music Inn

During a decade rife with paranoia, in the middle of the McCarthy era, Music Inn was a bold experiment. Halfway between the Second World War and The Civil Rights Movement, Phil and Stephanie Barber created an oasis in the Berkshire Hills in Western Massachusetts where aspiring musicians came to learn from the very best. Students and faculty, young and old, rich and poor, white, black, and brown convened together and learned from each other. Defying the surrounding environment, Music Inn harbored a racial and cultural harmony where music wa...

Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

Documenting Louis Armstrong's appearance at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

A short documentary about the making of the 1956 film, High Society. Hosted by Celeste Holm.

Dark Eyes

Dark Eyes

Arguably Russia’s most famous folk song, Dark Eyes has captured hearts around the world for the past 100 years. This portrait explores the song’s somewhat controversial history, its musical versatility and its cultural relevance. Performances by Louis Armstrong, Frank Sinatra, Liberace, a 13-piece orchestra and a Russian folk group make it clear why Dark Eyes has stood the test of time.

Every Day's a Holiday

Every Day's a Holiday

When a turn-of-century confidence trickster poses as a famous French chanteuse to avoid arrest, she manages to expose the crooked police chief and smooth the path for the reform mayoral candidate.

Atlantic City

Atlantic City

In 1915, Atlantic City is a sleepy seaside resort, but Brad Taylor, son of a small hotel and vaudeville house proprietor, has big plans: he thinks it can be "the playground of the world." Brad's wheeling and dealing proves remarkably successful in attracting big enterprises and big shows, but brings him little success in personal relationships. Full of nostalgic songs and acts, some with the original artists. Reissued in 1950 as "Atlantic City Honeymoon".

Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

The Jazz Ambassadors

The Jazz Ambassadors

The Cold War and Civil Rights collide in this remarkable story of music, diplomacy and race. Beginning in 1955, when America asked its greatest jazz artists to travel the world as cultural ambassadors, Louis Armstrong, Dizzy Gillespie, Duke Ellington and their mixed-race band members, faced a painful dilemma: how could they represent a country that still practiced Jim Crow segregation?

Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires

Coldplay: Music of the Spheres - Live Broadcast from Buenos Aires

Experience the stunning spectacle of Coldplay’s record-breaking Music Of The Spheres world tour at your local cinema with this spectacular worldwide live broadcast of the band’s sold out concert at Buenos Aires’ River Plate stadium directly from Argentina in a stadium bursting with lights, lasers, fireworks and LED wristbands - all of which combine to make Coldplay’s concerts such a joyful and life-affirming experience.

Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

A documentary featuring archive footage to celebrate the 100th birth of jazz legend Louis Armstrong.

The Edsel Show

The Edsel Show

Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra host a program that's wall-to-wall music.

Hallo Satchmo

Hallo Satchmo

In 1965, during eminent trumpeter Louis Armstrong’s visit to Prague, Jan Spata then a young promising documentary filmmaker, created the report 'Hallo Satchmo'.

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Bluesland: A Portrait in American Music

Blues as a genre shaped the sound of jazz in the early 20th century and directly led to the creation of rock 'n' roll in the '50s. The scales, chords, and progressions of blues as a musical form can be found in styles from jazz to rock to contemporary R&B.

Louis Armstrong v Praze

Louis Armstrong v Praze