Caldonia (1945)
In this eighteen minute music short, Louis Jordan loses a Hollywood
contract and his girlfriend, Caldonia, when Felix Paradise lures him
to New York with inflated promises of a film career.
This extended short has become his most famous. "Here comes Mr.
'Louis' Jordan" is a reference to the 1941 film Here Comes Mr.
Jordan, in which Robert Montgomery plays a prizefighter and amateur
saxophonist. Jordan plays the tenor sax instead of his usual alto in
the film.
Directed by William Forest Crouch
Produced by Berle Adams
Screenplay by John A. McGee
Cast: Joan Clark, Nicki O'Daniel, Sam "Spo-de-o-de" Pheard
and George Wiltshire.
Songs in this film are:
1. Buzz Me
2. Caldonia
3. Honey Chile
4. Tillie
The songs in this film were excerpted and distributed as individual
soundies as well.
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