NOTES: titles listed are full-length feature films unless otherwise indicated; companies shown are the distributors and not necessarily the production company; and there are some made-for-TV movies or documentaries mixed in VAN ALEXANDER Soundies, 1942 Margie “The Big Operator,” MGM, 1959, composed and conducted the soundtrack RAY ANTHONY “Ray Anthony and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1947 “Ray Anthony and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1950 “Bright Lights of Bimbo’s 365 Club,” Bimbos 365 Club short, 1951 ?undetermined Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1952? “Daddy Long Legs,” 20th Century-Fox, 1955 “The Girl Can’t Help It,” 20th Century-Fox, 1956 “The Incredible Shrinking Man,” Universal, 1957, trumpet soloist on the soundtrack theme “This Could Be the Night,” MGM, 1957 “The Five Pennies,” Paramount, 1959, acting role as “Jimmy Dorsey” ( ! ) “The Beat Generation,” MGM, 1959, acting role as character “Harry Altera” “The Big Operator,” MGM, 1959, acting role as character “Slim Clayburn” “Girls Town,” MGM, 1959, acting role as character “Dick Culdane” “High School Confidential!” ( aka “Young Killers” ), MGM, 1959, acting role as character “Bix” “Night of the Quarter Moon” ( aka “Flesh and Fame”), MGM, 1959, acting role as the “Hotel Manager” “This Joint Is Jumpin’,” Image Entertainment documentary, 2000, interview comments LOUIS ARMSTRONG “Ex-Flame” ( aka “Mixed Doubles” ), Liberty Pictures, 1930 “I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead You Rascal You,” Fleischer “Betty Boop” cartoon, 1932, Armstrong appears live and animated “A Rhapsody in Black and Blue,” Paramount short, 1932 “Pennies From Heaven,” Columbia, 1936, nightclub sequence “Artists and Models” ( aka “Artists and Models Abroad” ), Paramount, 1937 Every Day’s a Holiday,” Paramount, 1937, brief appearance “Going Places,” Warner Bros., 1938 “Birth of the Blues,” Paramount, 1941 Soundies, 1942 Shine Swingin’ On Nothin’ When It’s Sleepy Time Down South “Cabin in the Sky,” 20th Century-Fox, 1943, as the character “The Trumpeter” “Atlantic City” ( aka “Atlantic City Honeymoon” ), Republic, 1944 “Jam Session,” Columbia, 1944 “Pillow to Post,” Warner Bros., 1945, club sequence “New Orleans,” United Artists, 1947 “A Song Is Born” ( aka “That’s Life” ), RKO Radio, 1948 “Louis Armstrong and his All-Stars in France,” short, 1950 “That’s My Desire,” short, 1950 “Botta e risposta” ( aka “I’m in the Revue” ), Cosmopolis, 1950 “Here Comes the Groom,” Paramount, 1951 “The Strip,” MGM, 1951 “Glory Alley,” MGM, 1952 “The Negro in Entertainment,” Liggett & Myers short, 1952 LOUIS ARMSTRONG ( cont’d ) “The Glenn Miller Story,” Universal, 1954 “Satchmo the Great” ( aka “Saga of Satchmo” ), 1956, compilation of footage shot for an Edward R. Murrow TV program “High Society,” MGM, 1956 “The Beat Generation,” MGM, 1959 “Die Nacht vor der Premiere” = “The Night Before the Premiere,” color, 1959 “La Paloma,” 1959 “The Five Pennies,” Paramount, 1959 “Jazz On a Summer’s Day,” Galaxy Attractions, 1960 “Paris Blues,” United Artists, 1961 “When the Boys Meet the Girls,” MGM, 1965 “Hello, Satchmo,” documentary short, 1965 “Solo,” originally produced for TV, 1965 “A Man Called Adam,” Embassy, 1966 “The Bell Telephone Hour: Jazz, The Intimate Art,” NBC-TV color documentary, 1968 “Hello, Dolly!” ( aka “Hello Dolly!” ), 20th Century-Fox, 1969, appears for one chorus of the title number “On Her Majesty’s Secret Service,” United Artists, 1969, sings All the Time in the World “Tribute to Louis Armstrong” ( aka “Anatomy of a Performance” ), documentary, 1970 “Finale,” documentary, 1970, contains some of his final performances at Newport Jazz Festival “Louis Armstrong,” short, 1971 “Louis Armstrong: 1900 - 1971,” CBS-TV News tribute ( color ), 1971 “Louis Armstrong,” Hearst Metrotone News short, 1973 “On the Road with Duke Ellington,” documentary ( color ), 1974 “Masters Of American Music: Satchmo: Louis Armstrong,” Sony Music Entertainment documentary, 2000 DESI ARNAZ “Too Many Girls,” RKO, 1940 “Father Takes a Wife,” RKO, 1941 “Four Jacks and a Jill,” RKO, 1942 “Cuban Pete,” Universal short, 1946 “Desi Arnaz and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1946 “Jitterumba,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1947 “Holiday in Havana,” Columbia, 1949 “The Long, Long Trailer,” MGM ( Anscocolor ), 1954 “Forever, Darling” ( aka “Her Guardian Angel”), MGM ( Eastmancolor ), 1956 GUS ARNHEIM “Gus Arnheim and his Ambassadors,” Warner Bros. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1927 “Gus Arnheim and his Ambassadors,” Warner Bros. “Vitaphone Variety” short, 1928 “Gift of Gab,” Universal, 1934 “Swingtime Holiday,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1944 “Trocadero,” Republic, 1944 GEORGIE AULD “The Marrying Kind,” Columbia, 1952, small acting role as the character “Spec” a postman “The Ink Spots,” Universal short, 1955 “The Wild Party,” United Artists, 1957, member of soundtrack orchestra “Les Nuits d’Amerique” ( aka “America di Notte” = “America By Night” ), documentary, Compass, 1961 “Lady Sings the Blues,” Paramount, 1972, soundtrack only “New York, New York,” United Artists, 1977, plays tenor sax solos and has an acting role as the character “Frankie Harte” a bandleader, though his clarinet solos as Harte were dubbed by Abe Most MITCHELL AYRES “Mitchell Ayres and his Orchestra,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1943 “Swingtime Johnny,” Universal, 1943 “Moonlight and Cactus,” Universal, 1945 CHARLIE BARNET “Love and Hisses,” 20th Century-Fox, 1937, uncredited small acting role “Sally, Irene and Mary,” 20th Century-Fox, 1938, uncredited small acting role “Juke Box Jenny,” Universal, 1942 “Syncopation,” RKO, 1942, as a member of the “Saturday Evening Post All-American Jazz Band” “Jam Session,” Columbia, 1944 “Music in Manhattan,” RKO, 1944 “Melody Parade,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1944 “Jasper in a Jam,” Puppetoon short, 1946 “Freddie Steps Out,” Monogram, 1946 “Idea Girl,” Universal short, 1946 ““Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1947 “The Fabulous Dorseys” ( aka “The Fighting Dorseys” ), 1947, jam session sequence “Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra in Redskin Rhumba,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1948 “I Surrender, Dear,” Columbia, 1948 “Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra,” Columbia “Thrills of Music” short, 1948 “A Song Is Born” ( aka “That’s Life” ), RKO, 1948 “Charlie Barnet and Band,” 20th Century-Fox “Movietone Melodies” short, 1949 “Make Believe Ballroom,” Columbia, 1949 Snader telescriptions, 1950-51 Andy’s Boogie Caravan Cherokee My Old Flame Skyliner “Bright and Breezy,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1956 “Record Hop,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1957 “The Big Beat,” Universal, 1958 “Charlie Barnet in Concert” ( aka “Mr. Charlie” and “Here Comes Charlie” ), 20th Century-Fox, 1967 BLUE BARRON “Blue Barron and his Orchestra,” Warner Bros. “Melody Master” short, 1938 “Blue Barron and his Orchestra,” Paramount “Headliner” short, 1940 “Blue Barron and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1952 COUNT BASIE “Harlemania,” Creative Cinema Corporation short, 1938 “Policy Man,” Creative Cinema Corporation short, 1938 Soundies, 1941 Air Mail Special Take Me Back, Baby “Reveille with Beverly,” Columbia, 1942 “Choo Choo Swing” ( aka “Band Parade” ), Universal, 1943 “Top Man” ( aka “Man of the Family” ), Universal, 1943 “Hit Parade of 1943” ( aka “Change of Heart” ), Republic, 1943 “Crazy House” ( aka “Funzapoppin’ ), Universal, 1943 “Stage Door Canteen,” United Artists, 1943 “We’ve Come a Long, Long Way, 1944 “Ebony Parade,” Astor, 1947, Soundies compilation “Sugar Chile Robinson, Billie Holiday, Count Basie and his Sextet,” Universal short, 1950 Snader Telescriptions, 1950 Basie Boogie Bass Conversation I Cried for You If I Could Be with You (One Hour Tonight) One o'clock Jump “Rhythm and Blues Revue,” Studio Films, 1955 “Jazz Festival,” Universal, 1956, uses previous clips “Jamboree!” ( aka “Disc Jockey Jamboree”), Warner Bros., 1957 “Cinderfella,” Paramount, 1960 “Sex and the Single Girl,” Warner Bros., 1964 “Made in Paris,” MGM, 1966, in opening restaurant sequence “Born to Swing,” documentary, 1973, includes interviews of former Basie band members “Blazing Saddles,” Warner Bros., 1974, cameo of Basie and his present Orchestra miming to a pre-recording of a studio band “The Last of the Blue Devils,” Last of the Blue Devils Film Company documentary, 1979 “To the Count of Basie,” documentary, 1979 “Masters Of American Music: Swingin’ The Blues: Count Basie: A celebration of Basie’s legacy,” PBS-TV documentary, 1995 “Count Basie: Then As Now, Count’s The King: A Film By Gary Keys,” Music Video Distributors (MVD) documentary, 2011 LOUIS BELLSON “The Gang’s All Here” ( aka “The Girls He Left Behind” and “Banana Split” ), 20th Century-Fox, 1943, as a member of Benny Goodman’s band “Stage Door Canteen,” United Artists, 1943, as a member of Benny Goodman’s band “A Song Is Born” ( aka “That’s Life” ), RKO, 1948 “Monterey Jazz,” KQED made-for-TV special, 1968, one sequence “Duke Ellington At the White House,” documentary short, 1969, cameo “1941” ( aka “The Night the Japs Attacked” ), Universal, 1979, plays soundtrack drums in sequence TEX BENEKE “Tex Beneke and The Glenn Miller Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1946 “Melody Time,” RKO “Musical Featurettes” short, 1946 “Martin Block’s Musical Merry-Go-Round No.2,” MGM short, 1948 “Martin Block’s Musical Merry-Go-Round No.6,” MGM short, 1948 “Tex Beneke and his Orchestra,” Universal “Name Band Musical” short, 1948 “Sweet Serenade,” Universal