Louis Armstrong Movies

A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.

Taking a look at Disneyland following nightfall, including nighttime entertainment and appearances by many celebrities of the day.

A young woman from Kansas (Ann Miller) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of a movie career.

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

The memories of a woman, condensed into four periods.

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

1955 - the year when The rip hunter is buried in snow for eight days before his ski pole with a movie ticket is discovered. Ingrid Bergman gets bad...

Best known for his unique style on the jazz trumpet (and his famously inflated cheeks), Louis Armstrong became an enduring figure in pop culture...

Nina and Frederik were the big names in international showbiz in the 1950s with their rousing calypso rhythms. That's why "Kærlighedens Melodi"...

Arguably Russia’s most famous folk song, Dark Eyes has captured hearts around the world for the past 100 years. This portrait explores the...

Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.

Two rival Berlin revue theaters are vying for their big breakthrough. With top stars like jazz legend Louis Armstrong, the Kessler twins, and Bill...

In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American good-will ambassadors bring jazz...

1941 Soundies musical short starring Louis Armstrong

Ella and Louis found Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Quartet. The studio album came out when both figures were...

First broadcast on the centenary of his birth, legendary jazz trumpeter and vocalist Louis Armstrong in performance.

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