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Hi-De-Ho (1947)Cab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Ends with a series of musical numbers. Director:Josh BinneyWriter:Hal Seeger |
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Hi-De-Ho (1947)Cab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Ends with a series of musical numbers. Director:Josh BinneyWriter:Hal Seeger |
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Cab Calloway | ... |
Himself
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Ida James | ... |
Nettie
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Jeni Le Gon | ... |
Minnie
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William Campbell | ... |
Sparks
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Virginia Girvin | ... |
Sparks' fat friend
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George Wiltshire | ... |
Boss Mason
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James Dunmore | ... |
Mo the Mouse
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Augustus Smith | ... |
Preacher
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Edgar Martin | ... |
Jive Club owner
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Leonard Rogers | ... |
Ralph
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David Bethea | ... |
Brass Hat owner
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Shepard Roberts | ... |
Police Sergeant
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Frederick Johnson | ... |
Headwaiter
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Bandleader Cab Calloway is tiring of his sexy girlfriend Minnie, who in turn is jealous of Cab's manager Nettie. When Nettie gets Cab a job at the Brass Hat Club, Minnie retaliates for his imagined infidelity by setting gangster Boss Mason, owner of a rival club, against him. Will she regret her action before it's too late? (This plot resolves halfway through the film; the rest is a series of 'soundies' featuring the Calloway band's inimitable jive). All-black cast. Written by Rod Crawford <puffinus@u.washington.edu>
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