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The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes
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Wikipedia article
'The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes' is a 1964 short film directed by Robert Clouse.
Summary
'In Storyville, where blues were born/ There's a legend of a golden horn/ And a hot-lipped kid, blue-eyed and fair/ Who tried for a note that wasn't there.'[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G_uk0DxQINA The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes posted by Lynne Whelden on YouTube]
Production
Teddy Buckner composed the film score.McCarty (2000), p. 54. Janee Michelle had her film acting debut in the film. John A. Alonzo, who would later become best known for his camerawork for 'Chinatown', served as the cinematographer for 'The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes'.
Accolades
The film was screened at the 1965 Cannes Film Festival. The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 37th Academy Awards,[https://mubi.com/films/the-legend-of-jimmy-blue-eyes MUBI] but lost to 'Casals Conducts: 1964'. 'The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes' was Clouse's second film to be nominated for this award, the first being the 1962 film 'The Cadillac'.
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