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Overview

Date of Birth:
16 November 1873, Florence, Alabama, USA more
Date of Death:
29 March 1958, New York City, New York, USA more
Trivia:
Inducted into the Big Band and Jazz Hall of Fame in 1981. more
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Alternate Names:
Wyer Handy | W.C. Hardy

Filmography

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Soundtrack
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008) (TV) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 2008 - 7.4 (80)
- 2. The Last Christmas Party (2008) (writer: "Aunt Hagar's Children's Blues") 2008 - -
- 3. "Ha-Shminiya" (2005)   (1 episode, 2005) 2005 - 3.6 (43)
AKAs:
  • The Eight (International: English title)
1 TV episode:
- 4. No Direction Home: Bob Dylan (2005)   (writer: "Memphis Blues") 2005 - 8.6 (5,822)
AKAs:
  • Bob Dylan: No Direction Home (Australia)
- 5. The Aviator (2004)   (writer: "Yellow Dog Blues" (1914)) (music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) (lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 2004 $174M 7.6 (75,377)
AKAs:
  • Aviator (Germany)
- 6. Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson (2004) ("Careless Love") 2004 - 8.3 (476)
- 7. Kill Bill: Vol. 2 (2004)   (writer: "About Her") 2004 $131M 8.0 (162,170)
AKAs:
  • Kill Bill (USA: closing credits title)
  • Kill Bill Part 2 (USA: informal title)
  • Vol. 2 (USA)
- 8. Mwah! The Best of the Dinah Shore Show (2003) (TV) (writer: "The Memphis Blues" (originally "Mr. Crump"), "St. Louis Blues") 2003 - 7.2 (11)
- 9. The Majestic (2001) (writer: "Aunt Hagar's Blues") 2001 - 6.7 (22,737)
- 10. The Cat's Meow (2001) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 2001 - 6.4 (4,312)
- 11. The Thirteenth Floor (1999)   (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1999 - 6.7 (17,913)
AKAs:
  • Abwärts in die Zukunft (Germany: TV title)
- 12. À la place du coeur (1998)   (writer: "Beale Street Blues") 1998 - 6.4 (231)
AKAs:
  • Where the Heart Is (International: English title)
- 13. Wild Man Blues (1997) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1997 - 6.9 (1,103)
- 14. Exit to Eden (1994) (writer: "Careless Love") 1994 - 3.7 (3,517)
- 15. The Client (1994) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1994 $118M 6.5 (17,890)
- 16. John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)   (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1989 - 7.4 (104)
AKAs:
  • John Huston (USA: alternative title)
- 17. Savages from Hell (1968)   (writer: "St. Louis Blues March") 1968 - 4.4 (14)
AKAs:
  • Big Enough and Old Enough
- 18. It's Trad, Dad! (1962)   (writer: "Beale Street Blues") 1962 - 6.5 (117)
AKAs:
  • Ring-a-Ding Rhythm! (USA)
- 19. "The Perry Como Show" (1948)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 7.6 (24)
AKAs:
  • Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall (USA: new title)
  • The Chesterfield Supper Club
1 TV episode:
- 20. "The Tennessee Ernie Ford Show" (1956)   (1 episode, 1959) 1959 - 4.8 (8)
AKAs:
  • The Ford Show
1 TV episode:
- 21. "Jazz Party" (1958)   (2 episodes, 1958) 1958 - -
AKAs:
  • Art Ford's Jazz Party (USA: informal title)
2 TV episodes:
- 22. The Defiant Ones (1958) (music: "Long Gone") 1958 - 7.7 (3,816)
- 23. St. Louis Blues (1958) (writer: "Careless Love", "Chantez Les Bas", "Saint Louis Blues") (music: "Morning Star", "Yellow Dog Blues", "Friendless Blues") 1958 - 7.0 (262)
- 24. "The Dinah Shore Chevy Show" (1956)   (1 episode, 1958) 1958 - 7.7 (26)
AKAs:
  • The Dinah Shore Show (USA: sixth season title)
1 TV episode:
- 25. Satchmo the Great (1957) (writer: "St Louis Blues") 1957 - -
- 26. Juventud desenfrenada (1956) (writer: "San Luis Blues (St. Louis Blues)") 1956 - -
- 27. The Glenn Miller Story (1954) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1954 - 7.2 (3,086)
- 28. "The Liberace Show" (1952)   (1 episode, 1954) 1954 - -
1 TV episode:
- 29. The I Don't Care Girl (1953) (writer: "Beale Street Blues" (uncredited)) 1953 - 6.8 (48)
- 30. The Strip (1951) (writer: "Ole Miss Blues") 1951 - 6.1 (128)
- 31. Columbia Thrills of Music: Boyd Raeburn and His Orchestra (1947) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1947 - -
- 32. New Orleans (1947) (writer: "Beale Street Blues") 1947 - 7.0 (136)
- 33. Do You Love Me (1946)   (music: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)) 1946 - 6.7 (89)
AKAs:
  • Do You Love Me? (USA: poster title)
- 34. The Crimson Canary (1945) (music: "Aunt Hagar's Blues" (uncredited)) 1945 - 6.4 (16)
- 35. Flirty Birdy (1945)   (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1945 - 6.7 (139)
AKAs:
  • Love Boids
- 36. Jam Session (1944) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1944 - 6.0 (47)
- 37. Hi, Good Lookin'! (1944) (writer: "Aunt Hagar's Blues") 1944 - 6.7 (7)
- 38. A Guy Named Joe (1943) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 1943 - 6.9 (803)
- 39. Is Everybody Happy? (1943) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1943 - 6.4 (6)
- 40. So's Your Uncle (1943) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1943 - -
- 41. Bataan (1943) (music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited)) 1943 - 7.0 (921)
- 42. The Gay Sisters (1942) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited)) 1942 - 6.6 (150)
- 43. Birth of the Blues (1941) (music: "Memphis Blues", "St. Louis Blues") (lyrics: "St. Louis Blues") 1941 - 6.5 (111)
- 44. Moon Over Harlem (1939) (music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) (lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 1939 - 4.5 (69)
- 45. Community Sing: Series 2, No. 1 (1937) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1937 - -
- 46. Stella Dallas (1937) (music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) (lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 1937 - 7.5 (1,263)
- 47. Vitaphone Capers (1937) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)) 1937 - -
- 48. Banjo on My Knee (1936) (music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited)) 1936 - 6.4 (118)
- 49. The Black Network (1936)   (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1936 - 8.0 (30)
AKAs:
  • Broadway Brevities: The Black Network (USA: series title)
- 50. Belle of the Nineties (1934) ("Memphis Blues") 1934 - 6.7 (175)
- 51. Rambling 'Round Radio Row (1934/III)   (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)) 1934 - 5.9 (18)
AKAs:
  • Rambling 'Round Radio Row #8 (USA: alternative title)
- 52. Seasoned Greetings (1933) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1933 - 5.6 (37)
- 53. The Emperor Jones (1933) (music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) (lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 1933 - 6.5 (295)
- 54. Baby Face (1933) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 1933 - 7.4 (1,605)
- 55. Hold Your Man (1933) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1933 - 6.9 (406)
- 56. That's the Spirit (1933) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1933 - 6.0 (15)
- 57. The Mind Reader (1933) (music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited)) (lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited)) 1933 - 6.7 (73)
- 58. King Kong (1933)   (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited)) 1933 - 8.1 (34,813)
AKAs:
  • The Eighth Wonder
  • The Eighth Wonder of the World
- 59. Ladies They Talk About (1933)   (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 1933 - 6.5 (362)
AKAs:
  • Women in Prison
- 60. Barber Shop Blues (1933) (writer: "Barber Shop Blues", "Careless Love") 1933 - 6.6 (13)
- 61. Borrah Minnevitch and His Harmonica Rascals (1933) (music: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)) 1933 - -
- 62. I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932)   (music: "St. Louis Blues") 1932 - 8.0 (4,394)
AKAs:
  • I Am a Fugitive
  • I Am a Fugitive from the Chain Gang
- 63. The Musical Doctor (1932) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1932 - 6.0 (17)
- 64. Rain (1932) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited)) 1932 - 7.1 (866)
- 65. The Age of Consent (1932) (music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) (lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 1932 - 6.2 (83)
- 66. Winner Take All (1932) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 1932 - 6.2 (148)
- 67. Red-Headed Woman (1932) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)) 1932 - 7.2 (769)
- 68. Young Bride (1932) (music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) (lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 1932 - 6.5 (74)
- 69. Scarface (1932)   (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 1932 - 7.9 (8,368)
AKAs:
  • Scarface, the Shame of the Nation
  • The Shame of a Nation
- 70. Dancers in the Dark (1932) ("St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)) 1932 - 7.0 (23)
- 71. Those Blues (1932) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)) 1932 - -
- 72. Safe in Hell (1931) (music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) (lyrics: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 1931 - 7.0 (163)
- 73. What Price Pants (1931) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1931 - 7.4 (17)
- 74. Blue Rhythm (1931) (music: "St. Louis Blues") 1931 - 6.4 (72)
- 75. Nine O'Clock Folks (1931) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)) 1931 - 5.0 (19)
- 76. Sky High (1931) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)) 1931 - -
- 77. Up the River (1930) (music: "St. Louis Blues" (1914) (uncredited)) 1930 - 6.2 (280)
- 78. Dixie Days (1930) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (uncredited)) 1930 - -
- 79. Metro Movietone Revue (1930/II) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1930 - 4.5 (7)
- 80. Is Everybody Happy? (1929) (writer: "ST. LOUIS BLUES") 1929 - -
- 81. St. Louis Blues (1929) (writer: "St. Louis Blues") 1929 - 7.0 (59)
- 82. Hallelujah! (1929) (writer: "St. Louis Blues" (1914)) 1929 - 7.1 (446)
Music Department
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. Death of a Soldier (1986) (composer: song "St. Louis Blues") 1986 - 5.9 (87)
- 2. La rebelión de los adolescentes (1959) (composer: song "St. Louis Blues") (as W.C. Hardy) 1959 - -
- 3. Pete Kelly's Blues (1955) (composer: song "Oh, Didn't He Ramble") 1955 - 6.6 (330)
- 4. St. Louis Blues (1929) (music arranger: choral arrangements) 1929 - 7.0 (59)
Producer
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. St. Louis Blues (1929) (producer) 1929 - 7.0 (59)
Thanks
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. John Huston: The Man, the Movies, the Maverick (1989)   (special thanks) (as Wyer Handy) 1989 - 7.4 (104)
AKAs:
  • John Huston (USA: alternative title)
Self
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Year Gross (USD) Rating
- 1. "Toast of the Town" (1948)   Himself / Himself, Musician (6 episodes, 1949-1957) 1957 - 8.4 (100)
AKAs:
  • The Ed Sullivan Show (USA: new title)
6 TV episodes: 1 episode not shown.
- 2. Satchmo the Great (1957) Himself - Songwriter 1957 - -
- 3. "Person to Person" (1953)   Himself (1 episode, 1955) 1955 - 8.8 (28)
1 TV episode:
- 4. "Battle of the Ages" (1952)   Himself (1 episode, 1952) 1952 - -
1 TV episode:
Archive Footage
- 1. "Toast of the Town"  
1 TV episode:

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