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Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra

  • 1928
  • 10m
IMDb RATING
6.1/10
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Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra (1928)
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A performance film showing Arnheim and his tuxedo-clad musicians playing their instruments, facing the viewer. Two cameras are used, one taking a long view of the band, the other, medium clo... Read allA performance film showing Arnheim and his tuxedo-clad musicians playing their instruments, facing the viewer. Two cameras are used, one taking a long view of the band, the other, medium close ups of the men as they do their various solos.A performance film showing Arnheim and his tuxedo-clad musicians playing their instruments, facing the viewer. Two cameras are used, one taking a long view of the band, the other, medium close ups of the men as they do their various solos.

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    • Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra
    • Gus Arnheim
    • Russ Columbo
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    • Stars
      • Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra
      • Gus Arnheim
      • Russ Columbo
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    Gus Arnheim and His Orchestra
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    Russ Columbo
    Russ Columbo
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    Sonny Howard
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    Harry Robinson
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      Vitaphone production reel #2584.
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      Written by Irving Berlin
      Sung briefly during the opening credits

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    6/10

    Hollywood's bandleader

    In the early days of sound Gus Arnheim had the great good fortune to be the leader of the house band at the Cocoanut Grove in Los Angeles. It was the place where just about everyone who was anyone in Hollywood gathered. So he was in the immediate vicinity when Warner Brothers . Arnheim played the piano and led the band. He also composed a few songs and his best known composition is Sweet And Lovely. Recorded by both Russ Columbo and Bing Crosby two of the artists who appeared with Arnheim at the Grove.

    Columbo who played the violin also sings as part of a trio in this film. On Tiger Rag he handles a mean passage of dixieland type play. In his career as a crooner he never did jazz type stuff like he does here.

    This short subject is a nice remembrance of Gus Arnheim and the Cocoanut Grove.
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    • Oct 20, 2020
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    • Release date
      • January 30, 1928 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Gus Arnheim and His Cocoanut Grove Orchestra 'Favorite Orchestra of the Motion Picture Colony'
    • Production company
      • Warner Bros.
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      10 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White

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