[Detroit Martin Neg.]
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An unidentified trio - on accordion, bass and vocals - performs at what appears to be a night club. They sing Big Mamou, Frankie and Johnny, Irene, Goodnight, and The Birth of the Blues, and tell off-color jokes - including adding lines to Irene, Goodnight that are heavy with sexual innuendo.
Credits
Frank Koza (filmmaker)
Complete catalog record
Date: circa 1954
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Subjects: Popular Music; Sexuality and culture
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives, 400 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12433
Cfa collection: Frank Koza Collection
Subjects: Popular Music; Sexuality and culture
Language: English
Cfa elements: Negatives, 400 feet
Cfa records: https://collections.chicagofilmarchives.org/Detail/objects/12433
Sources
- Chicago Film Archives · record ↗ — title, year, creator, format, color, sound, genre, description, credits, catalog record, video
Record added 2026-11-08 21:25:15