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High Society Blues is a 1930 American pre-Code film starring Janet Gaynor and Charles Farrell. The movie was written by Howard J. Green from the story by Dana Burnett, and directed by David Butler .
Good News, starring Bessie Love, Cliff Edwards and Penny Singleton and featuring Abe Lyman & his Band; Heads Up, starring Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Helen Kane. Directed by Victor Schertzinger. High Society Blues, starring Janet Gaynor, Charles Farrell and Louise Fazenda; Hit the Deck, starring Jack Oakie, Polly Walker and June Clyde
The Melody Man (1930) High Society Blues (1930) Cheer Up and Smile (1930) On Your Back (1930) Part Time Wife (1930) The Princess and the Plumber (1930) Maker of Men (1931) A Dangerous Affair (1931) The Cohens and Kellys in Hollywood (1932) Blessed Event (1932) They Call It Sin (1932) I Am a Fugitive from a Chain Gang (1932) Trick for Trick ...
The High School Hero (1927) News Parade (1928) Win That Girl (1928) Prep and Pep (1928) Sunny Side Up (1929) Chasing Through Europe (1929) High Society Blues (1930) Just Imagine (1930) Delicious (1931) Business and Pleasure (1932) Down to Earth (1932) Hold Me Tight (1933) My Weakness (1933) Bottoms Up (1934) Bright Eyes (1934) The Little ...
1930 The Arizona Kid: 1930 The Big Party: 1930 Born Reckless: 1930 Cameo Kirby: 1930 City Girl: 1930 Common Clay: 1930 Crazy That Way: 1930 The Dancers: 1930 A Devil With Women: 1930 Double Cross Roads: 1930 Fox Movietone Follies Of 1930: 1930 The Golden Calf: 1930 Happy Days: 1930 High Society Blues: 1930 Just Imagine: 1930 Last Of The Duanes ...
Lucien Littlefield (August 16, 1895 – June 4, 1960) was an American actor who achieved a long career from silent films to the television era. He was noted for his versatility, playing a wide range of roles and already portraying old men before he was of voting age.
A well-known big band blues tune is Glenn Miller's "In the Mood". In the 1940s, the jump blues style developed. Jump blues grew up from the boogie-woogie wave and was strongly influenced by big band music. It uses saxophone or other brass instruments and the guitar in the rhythm section to create a jazzy, up-tempo sound with declamatory vocals.
A rent party (sometimes called a house party) is a social occasion where tenants hire a musician or band to play and pass the hat to raise money to pay their rent, originating in Harlem during the 1920s. These parties were a means for Black tenants to eat, dance, and get away from everyday hardship and discrimination.