Satchmo the Great
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Satchmo the Great

8.3 / 10 | 1h 3m | United States
1957 | Documentary | Biography | Music
In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American good-will ambassadors bring jazz at its best to the people of the world. Within the film, the life of Louis Armstrong is portrayed through the music. One of the outstanding scenes in this "biography/docudrama" shows blind songwriter W. C. Handy, with tears streaming down his face, as Armstrong, backed by Leonard Bernstein leading the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, play Handy's immortal "St. Louis Blues."

Cast List (15)

Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Self
Leonard Bernstein
Leonard Bernstein
Self - Leonard Bernstein - Orchestra Leader
James Young
James Young
Self - 'Trummy' Young
Barrett Deems
Barrett Deems
Self - Barrett Deems
Billy Kyle
Billy Kyle
Self - Billy Kyle
Arvell Shaw
Arvell Shaw
Self - Arvell Shaw
Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow
Host
Jack Lesberg
Jack Lesberg
Self - Jack Lesberg
New York Philharmonic
New York Philharmonic
Themselves - Orchestra
Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow
Self - Reporter
W.C. Handy
W.C. Handy
Self - Songwriter
Edmund Hall
Edmund Hall
Self - Edmund Hall
Gene de Poris
Gene de Poris
Self - - Reporter
Claude Luter
Claude Luter
Self
Edward R. Murrow
Edward R. Murrow
Writer

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