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Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

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'Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho' (also known as 'Hi-De-Ho') is an American musical short film directed by Fred Waller and released by Paramount Pictures in 1934. The film stars jazz bandleader Cab Calloway and actress Fredi Washington. In 2001, the film was reissued by Kino International in the DVD collection 'Hollywood Rhythm: Vol. 1-The Best Of Jazz And Blues'.

Synopsis



Bandleader Cab Calloway plays a ladies man who dates the wife (Fredi Washington) of a train porter who is frequently absent from home. Calloway and his Orchestra perform "Zaz-zuh-zaz" and "The Lady with the Fan" at the Cotton Club in Harlem.

Cast



* Cab Calloway and his Orchestra

* Fredi Washington

Notable orchestra members in the film



* Edwin Swayzee trumpeter

* Al Morgan double-bassist

* Eddie Barefield saxophonist

References






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