Mable Lee Movies

  • 1945
    Cats Can't Dance

    Cats Can't Dance

    Cats Can't Dance

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    Mable Lee performs "Cats Can't Dance" along with Deryck Sampson's Band.

    Cats Can't Dance
  • 1947
    Reet, Petite, and Gone

    Reet, Petite, and Gone

    Reet, Petite, and Gone

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    Old-time musical star Schyler Jarvis, now wealthy, is dying; his last act is a visionary plan for the future happiness of his son, swing bandleader...

    Reet, Petite, and Gone
  • 1948
    The Dreamer

    The Dreamer

    The Dreamer

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    An all-black musical featuring the talent of funnyman Mantan Moreland.

    The Dreamer
  • 1941
    I Want a Big Fat Mama

    I Want a Big Fat Mama

    I Want a Big Fat Mama

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    Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra performing "I Want a Big Fat Mama."

    I Want a Big Fat Mama
  • 1970
    Ebony Parade

    Ebony Parade

    Ebony Parade

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    Mantan Moreland hosts a series of filmed song, dance and band numbers by various artists, mostly released previously as individual "soundies".

    Ebony Parade
  • 1946
    Baby Don't Go Away from Me

    Baby Don't Go Away from Me

    Baby Don't Go Away from Me

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    Soundie featuring Mable Lee and Stephin Fetchit.

    Baby Don't Go Away from Me
  • 1940
    Swanee Showboat

    Swanee Showboat

    Swanee Showboat

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    A Bevy of Beauties and a Boatload of Fun

    Swanee Showboat
  • 1946
    Sizzle with Sissle

    Sizzle with Sissle

    Sizzle with Sissle

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    Noble Sissle & Mable Lee perform "Sizzle with Sissle."

    Sizzle with Sissle
  • 1945
    Pigmeat Throws the Bull

    Pigmeat Throws the Bull

    Pigmeat Throws the Bull

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    Soundie of Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham and Mable Lee performing "Pigmeat Throws the Bull."

    Pigmeat Throws the Bull
  • 1943
    Babbling Bess

    Babbling Bess

    Babbling Bess

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    Soundie featuring The Chanticleers singing "Babbling Bess." Also starring Francine Everett (as Babbling Bess) and Mable Lee (Dancer).

    Babbling Bess
  • 1943
    Rhythmania

    Rhythmania

    Rhythmania

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    Sleeping dancers and musicians are woken up by a cheerful melody and start dancing and playing.

    Rhythmania
  • 1943
    Chicken Shack Shuffle

    Chicken Shack Shuffle

    Chicken Shack Shuffle

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    In this soundie Mable Lee sings and dances to a song "Chicken Shack Shuffle" followed by other dancers.

    Chicken Shack Shuffle
  • 1947
    O'Voutie O'Rooney

    O'Voutie O'Rooney

    O'Voutie O'Rooney

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    O'Voutie O'Rooney was marketed as a short film by indie distributor Astor Pictures, who tagged it along with feature films made for all-black cinemas.

    O'Voutie O'Rooney
  • 1945
    Half-Past Jump Time

    Half-Past Jump Time

    Half-Past Jump Time

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    Soundie featuring Mable Lee and Deryck Sampson's Band in "Half-Past Jump Time."

    Half-Past Jump Time
  • 1946
    Everyone's Jumpin' Now

    Everyone's Jumpin' Now

    Everyone's Jumpin' Now

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    Soundie featuring Nobel Sissle and His Orchestra starring Mable Lee in "Everyone's Jumpin' Now."

    Everyone's Jumpin' Now
  • 1947
    Everybody's Jumpin' Now

    Everybody's Jumpin' Now

    Everybody's Jumpin' Now

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    A Soundie featuring Noble Sissle and His Orchestra with Mabel Lee.

    Everybody's Jumpin' Now