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.[1] The film stars jazz bandleader Cab Calloway and actress Fredi Washington.[2] In 2001, the film was reissued by Kino International in the DVD collection Hollywood Rhythm: Vol. 1-The Best Of Jazz And Blues.[3]
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Directed by | Fred Waller |
Written by | Milton Hockey Fred Rath |
Produced by | Adolph Zukor |
Starring | Cab Calloway Fredi Washington |
Cinematography | William Steiner Jr |
Music by | Cab Calloway and his Orchestra |
Production company | Paramount Pictures |
Distributed by | Paramount Pictures |
Release date | August 24, 1934 |
Running time | 10 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
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.
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