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  Eubie Blake and Noble Sissle.
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Sissle and Blake
(1923) United States of America
B&W : 4 minutes
Directed by [?] Lee de Forest and/or J. Searle Dawley?

Cast: Noble Sissle [himself, the vocalist], Eubie Blake [himself, the pianist].

De Forest Phonofilm, Incorporated, production; distributed by De Forest Phonofilm, Incorporated. / Phonofilm 35mm spherical format. Phonofilm sound-on-film synchronized sound system. / Full-sound film.

Performance: Music: Jazz.

Synopsis: Blake at a piano and Sissle standing perform two songs, “Affectionate Dan” and “All God’s Chillen Got Shoes.”

Survival status: Print exists in the Library of Congress film archive (Maurice H. Zouary collection) [35mm positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Early sound film - Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 10 March 2015.

References: Film viewing : Zouary-DeForest p. 227.

Home video: DVD.

 
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