This was a pretty common formula and the duke is tops is a. The duke is tops 1938 features lena hornes first film appearance when she was all of 21 years of age. The duke campus and durham have also been featured in film and television. This certificate fosters a critical understanding of the history, theory and technologies of motion picture and new media arts, while giving students the opportunities, tools and resources. Duke does not endorse or affirm the quality of products or services provided through this website and disclaims any liability or responsibility.
Oscar in 1938 film the big broadcast of 1938, grammy hall of fame in 2005 1938, ascap song of 1937, music imprint of 1930s, nutsie 52 of 1930s, afi 63, riaa 170, acclaimed 16 1938 25. The duke is tops white cat satan being sat upon by doc dorando. As well talented and good looking for hollywood and wouldnt acknowledge stereotype tasks hollywood offered blacks therefore he proceeded to go and produced and starred in movies for blacks. The duke is tops 1938 lena hornes film debut youtube. The west campusdesigned largely by architect julian abeleincorporates gothic architecture with the 210foot 64meter duke chapel at the campus center and highest point of elevation, is adjacent to the medical center. Help us transcribe this lobby card for the 1938 film the duke is tops to learn more about films produced for black audiences in the 1930s. When she gets a chance at a broadway show, lena swiftly severs all ties with duke. Ralph cooper was called the dark gable after clark gable, obviously, due to his handsome, tough visual appearance and his attraction and wit. The screenplay was written by delmer daves and charles kenyon, and adaptations were later performed on radio and television. Oct 18, 2012 the duke is tops is a 1938 american musical film released by million dollar productions and directed by william nolte. The duke is tops 1938 riding on the updraft of her successes in cabin in the sky and stormy weather, a very young lena horne makes her feature film debut in this allblack production as a singing sensation whose managerin an unusual plot twist for the erasacrifices his ambition for her sake. R ecently weve seen a film about bdsm driven by deadeyed commercial imperative. The big chill about aging hippies and forrest gump about america in general. Feature films, shorts, silent films and trailers are available for viewing and downloading.
The duke is tops 1938 the duke is tops 1938 features lena hornes first film appearance when she was all of 21 years of age. Duke university is a private research university in durham, north carolina. Documentary film archives duke university libraries blogs. Duke davis ralph cooper is the tireless promoter of his songstress sweetheart, ethel andrews lena horne. Duke believes in her singing talent, and, when she gets an. With ralph cooper, lena horne, laurence criner, monte hawley. A popular smalltown singer dubbed the bronze venus gets offered a shot at the big time in new york city, but it will mean leaving. Black heritage films with allnegro casts, famous black. The duke is tops 1938 rotten tomatoes movie trailers. Looking about 15 years old, lena horne plays the main attraction for the stage shows put on by a fellow named duke ralph cooper. It was a b musical, and like most featured a familiar story about a producer who sacrifices everything for his girlfriends career only to watch her succeed and forget him. Kate strong is 80 years old, under hospice care, and dying from cancer. Includes hornes 1944 short boogiewoogie dream and the cartoon inki and the minah bird 1943 with a black native boy.
Lena horne biography, celebrity facts and awards tv guide. Goodman, benny the complete legendary carnegie hall 1938. The bronze venus the duke is tops summary motion picture poster for the bronze venus shows lena horne in elegant gown in the foreground and three costumed women dancing in the background. Duke does not endorse or affirm the quality of products or services provided through this website and disclaims any liability or responsibility for transactions made through this site. Marion a feature film in development at makebelieve entertainment. When horne was signed by mgm, the film was rereleased, this time as. The duke is tops 1938 letterboxd social film discovery.
With lena horne in the duke is tops 1938 later dubbed bronze venus. Buy or rent the duke is tops movie now family video. In 1924, tobacco and electric power industrialist james buchanan duke established the duke endowment and the institution changed its name to honor his deceased father, washington duke. This is a list of all of the movies that lena horne appeared in. If youre familiar with race films then you know they dont feature the style, budgets or talents of those films being released in hollywood. Feb 19, 2015 r ecently weve seen a film about bdsm driven by deadeyed commercial imperative.
The duke is tops was, i believe, the companys fifth production and certainly their first musical. Singer lena horne leaves her medicineshow buddies ralph cooper, lawrence criner for new york. Lobby card for the duke is tops 2 smithsonian digital. Publication date 1938 usage public domain topics musical, lena horne publisher million dollar productions. The film was one of a number of lowbudgeted musicals or race movies made in the 1930s. A popular smalltown singer dubbed the bronze venus gets offered a shot at the big time in new york city, but it will mean leaving behind the loyal promoter who helped her make it this far. The film was later released in 1943 under the title the bronze venus, with. Peter stricklands new film, the duke of burgundy, is different. Undergraduate students enrolled at duke university may obtain the ami certificate in conjunction with their major and their minor or other certificate.
Also known as the duke is tops, this is one of the best examples of the many allblack films made in the 1930s for what were then designated as colored theatres. Euonly two cd edition that contains the concert in its entirety plus, as a bonus, the complete benny goodman january 18, 1938. Please note that dukelist is intended to simply connect members of our community. A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer. As her last afternoon on earth unfolds, we meet her estranged son and daughter and learn that their father. A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a.
Ralph cooper was an american actor, dancer and the originator and master of ceremonies of amateur night at the apollo theater in harlem, new york. The duke is tops 1938 duke davis ralph cooper is the tireless promoter of his songstress sweetheart, ethel andrews lena horne. Its basically a showcase for music, songs, and dance numbers with a bit of story to make it more than just a film of a stage variety show. Where you might have heard them the four tops meant a great deal to the sixties kids who grew up with their epic tales of undying love and affection, which is the reason i cant help myself is featured prominently on two of the greatest sixties film soundtracks there are. The duke is tops 1938 full english movies hollywood musical. Duke is tops, the 1938 out of 4 decent race movie has producer duke davis ralph cooper breaking it off with partner ethel andrews lena horne so that her career will have a chance to take off. This was a pretty common formula and the duke is tops is a solid example of it.
According to some biographers, fox executives found his name inappropriate. Le film the duke is tops 1938 vostfr admin 20170422t03. As a bonus, the current edition also includes the complete camel caravan broadcast recorded on january 18, 1938, two days after the carnegie hall concert while the impact of that event was still fresh in the minds of the musicians. Duke davis ralph cooper has invested all his savings to back his sweetheart, ethel lena horne, in a road show over the old t. This was lena hornes debut film, and it was reissued in 1943 under the title of the bronze venus in order to capitalize on her success in the film cabin in the sky. Lena horne, ralph copper, lawrence crioner, william l. He hits the hard times before eventually getting what might be a break by bringing andrews back to form. Made her broadway debut in 1934 and her film debut in an allblack musical titled the duke is tops in 1938. Founded by methodists and quakers in the presentday town of trinity in 1838, the school moved to durham in 1892. During the segregation era, an independent industry dedicated to the production of race movies for african american audiences emerged in response to the exclusion of black artists from hollywood and to counter the negative, stereotypical representations of african americans in mainstream movies. This was lena hornes debut film, and it was reissued in 1943 under the title of the bronze venus in order to. Ralph cooper, laurence criner, and lena horne in the duke is tops 1938 lena.
The ingenue was played by 20yearold lena horne in her movie debut. Watch the duke is tops 1938 full movie free online. Lena horne plays a night club singer who gets a chance at broadway. The dukes first real break came in 1929, when through the intervention of director john f. Dukes campus spans over 8,600 acres 3,500 hectares on three contiguous subcampuses in durham as well as a marine lab in beaufort.
The duke is tops is a 1938 american musical film released by million dollar productions and directed by william nolte. An allblack film made in the 1930s that costars the 21yearold lena horne, in her first film role. Duke is tops, the this is a manufactured on demand disc that was created using a dvdr disc. Directing, script writing, lighting, set designingeverything you needed to know about film making. The petrified forest is a 1936 american film directed by archie mayo and based on robert e. The duke is tops shows ralph cooper and lena horne in a scene from the film. Lena is billed second after ralph cooper, but when she became famous the film was rereleased as bronze venus starring her. Read this faq about determining if something is pd.
The film was later released in 1943 under the title the bronze venus, with lena horne given top billing. One of our special programs with little black sambo cartoon, fats waller soundie and ethel waters in bubbling over. The motion picture stars leslie howard, bette davis and humphrey bogart. Duke believes in her singing talent, and, when she gets an offer to perform in new york. View a list of all the feature films sorted by popularity.
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