Lena Horne

How It Feels to Be Free (2021)

Tells the inspiring story of how six iconic African American female entertainers – Lena Horne, Abbey Lincoln, Nina Simone, Diahann Carroll, Cicely Tyson and Pam Grier – challenged an entertainment industry deeply complicit in perpetuating racist stereo ...

Sid & Judy (2019)

Explore the dramatic career and personal struggles of the talented and tragically short-lived entertainer Judy Garland through rare concert footage, never-heard-before voice recordings and personal photos. ...

The Green Book: Guide to Freedom (2019)

In 1936, Victor H. Green (1892-1960) published The Negro Motorist Green Book, a book that was both a travel guide and a survival manual, to help African-Americans navigate safe those regions of the United States where segregation and Jim Crow laws were dis ...

Storm in My Heart (2018)

Despite the many curious similarities between Susan Hayward and Lena Horne-both were born in Brooklyn on exactly the same day, for example-one detail set their careers on very different paths. This doc examines their parallel lives. ...

Sesame Street: 40 Years of Sunny Days (2010)

A look back at 40 years of Seasame Street. ...

Jazz Voice - The Ladies sing Jazz Vol.2 (2006)

Judy Garland Duets (2005)

Judy performs beloved musical numbers with Barbra Streisand, Liza Minnelli, and more in this series of classic duets from The Judy Garland Show. ...

Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas (2005)

Here's a perfect chance to compare and contrast a clutch of the greatest jazz divas in the history of the genre. "Sassy" Sarah Vaughan appears along with her fellow pop-jazz queens, sultry Lena Horne, Ella "The First Lady of Song" Fitzgerald, gorgeous Doro ...

An Evening With Lena Horne (2005)

Two nights after the September 16 & 17th Carnegie Hall Blue Note performances, Lena performed the same show at a more intimate venue -- New York's Supper Club -- on September 19, 1994 and accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra directed by Frank Foster. I ...

The Incomparable Lena Horne (2004)

The life and career of one of America's leading cultural figures, told through video clips and rare photos. ...

Sesame Street: A Celebration of Me, Grover (2004)

He's furry, he's blue, and he's everyone's adorable, old pal, Grover, in his very own special! Come to the Flyers' Club Roost where everyone on Sesame Street has gathered to celebrate the many sides of Grover. ...

TV in Black: The First Fifty Years (2004)

Discover how television has reflected the African American experience in this retrospective of the medium's first half-century. Actors, writers and historians discuss the image of black America on television from Amos and Andy to the present day. The inter ...

The Harlem Renaissance (2004)

Chronicling the Harlem Renaissance era, this retrospective documentary tracks the origins of the soulful music of the period, along with the challenges many of the genre's artists faced when trying to gain recognition within conventional society. Included ...

It's Black Entertainment (2002)

A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Americans in film over the last century. Vanessa Williams traces the struggles and triumphs of the superstars of music and film. Among the many artists featured ...

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand (1999)

Paul Robeson: Here I Stand presents the life and achievements of an extraordinary man. Athlete, singer, and scholar, Robeson was also a charismatic champion of the rights of the poor working man, the disfranchised and people of color. He led a life in the ...

That's Entertainment! III (1994)

Some of MGM'S musical stars review the studios history of musicals. From The Hollywood Revue of 1929 to Brigadoon, from the first musical talkies to Gene Kelly in Singin' in the Rain. ...

Sesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! (1994)

Sesame Street All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever! was a 1994 TV special that aired on ABC to celebrate Sesame Street's 25th anniversary. It was originally broadcast on May 18, 1994. The show featured Joe Pesci (as Ronald Grump), Corbin Berns ...

Aretha Franklin: Duets (1993)

A chance to hear admirers including Elton John, Gloria Estefan, Smokey Robinson, PM Dawn, Bonnie Raitt and Rod Stewart sharing a stage with the Queen of Soul herself. The concert took place at New York City's Neederlander Theatre in 1993, as an Aids benef ...

You're the Top: The Cole Porter Story (1990)

Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archival material and interviews with the rich and famous that knew him, this portrait concentrates on his career and his public life events. ...

Benny Carter: Symphony in Riffs (1990)

Burt Lancaster narrates this overview of the incredible career of jazz saxophonist Benny Carter, one of the chief architects of the Big Band sound. ...

Sesame Street: Learning About Letters (1986)

With the help of his Sesame Street friends, Big Bird leads Snuffy on a fun-filled trip through the alphabet. Cookie Monster sings the praises of "C" (for "cookie," of course), while Oscar loves "I" and "icky ice cream cones." Special guest Lena Horne joins ...

Night of 100 Stars II (1985)

This special is the second "Night of 100 Stars" to benefit The Actors Fund of America. Edited from a seven-hour live entertainment marathon that was taped February 17, 1985, at New York's Radio City Music Hall, this sequel to the 1982 "Night of 100 Stars" ...

DTV: Golden Oldies (1984)

Compilation of DTV music videos from on The Disney Channel, combining tunes from the 1940s through the 1960s with footage of Disney animation. ...

Night of 100 Stars (1982)

The most glittering, expensive, and exhausting videotaping session in television history took place Friday February 19, 1982 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. The event, for which ticket-buyers paid up to $1,000 a seat (tax-deductible as a contribution ...

The Wiz (1978)

Dorothy Gale, a shy kindergarten teacher, is swept away to the magic land of Oz where she embarks on a quest to return home. ...

That's Entertainment, Part II (1976)

Gene Kelly and Fred Astaire present more golden moments from the MGM film library, this time including comedy and drama as well as classic musical numbers. ...

That's Entertainment! (1974)

Various MGM stars from yesterday present their favorite musical moments from the studio's 50 year history. ...

Keep U.S. Beautiful (1973)

A comedy variety special with an ecological twist. ...

Death of a Gunfighter (1969)

In the turn-of-the century Texas town of Cottonwood Springs, marshal Frank Patch is an old-style lawman in a town determined to become modern. When he kills drunken Luke Mills in self-defense, the town leaders decide it's time for a change. That ask for Pa ...

Now! (1965)

Using morgue photos, newsreel footage, and a recording by Lena Horne, Cuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarez fired off 'Now!', one of the most powerful bursts of propaganda rendered in the 1960s. ...

Beyond the Riviera (1960)

Travelogue exploring the coastline, towns and surrounding mountains of the French Riviera. ...

The Frank Sinatra Timex Show - To the Ladies (1960)

Surrounded by a mix of talented ladies, host Frank Sinatra does his thing. ...

The All-Star Christmas Show (1958)

This 1958 Christmas spectacular was produced by the USO for the entertainment of troops stationed overseas. Over 50 top names from stage, screen and television appear in this truly all-star concert film - a magical evening of music, comedy and fun. Feeatur ...

Meet Me in Las Vegas (1956)

Chuck Rodwell is a gambling cowboy who discovers that he's lucky at the roulette wheel if he holds hands with dancer Marie. However, Marie doesn't like to hold hands with him, at least not in the beginning... ...

A.N.T.A. Album of 1955 (1955)

A closed-circuit television special produced to raise funds for the relief agency CARE telecast live from the Adelphi Theatre in New York. ...

Duchess of Idaho (1950)

Ellen Hallit is in love with her playboy boss, Douglas Morrison, but is too timid to do anything about it. To help her, her roommate Chris decides to step in, and devises a plan. Chris follows Morrison on his trip to Sun Valley, Idaho and plays the overatt ...

Words and Music (1948)

Encomium to Larry Hart (1895-1943), seen through the fictive eyes of his song-writing partner, Richard Rodgers (1902-1979): from their first meeting, through lean years and their breakthrough, to their successes on Broadway, London, and Hollywood. We see t ...

Till the Clouds Roll By (1946)

Light bio-pic of American Broadway pioneer Jerome Kern, featuring renditions of the famous songs from his musical plays by contemporary stage artists, including a condensed production of his most famous: 'Showboat'. ...

Studio Visit (1946)

This humorous Pete Smith Specialty short looks around various studios on a film lot. ...

Mantan Messes Up (1946)

Mantan takes a job as office boy at a new TV station and gets to watch several pre-recorded musical numbers. ...

Swingtime Jamboree (1946)

Compilation film of various African-American performers and acts. ...

Ziegfeld Follies (1945)

The late, great impresario Florenz Ziegfeld looks down from heaven and ordains a new revue in his grand old style. ...

Harlem Hotshots (1945)

A musical short. ...

Two Girls and a Sailor (1944)

A sailor helps two sisters start up a service canteen. The sailor soon becomes taken with gorgeous sister Jean, unaware that her sibling Patsy is also in love with him. ...

Broadway Rhythm (1944)

Broadway producer Johnny Demming is only interested in big-name talent and scoffs that his sister, father and other small-time talent could be used in a successful show. ...

Boogie-Woogie Dream (1944)

After hours at a nightclub, the hired help have a jam session, which proves to be just what a couple of belated customers wanted to hear. ...

Swing Fever (1943)

Comedy about a bandleader with hypnotic powers. ...

Thousands Cheer (1943)

Acrobat Eddie Marsh is in the army now. His first act is to become friendly with Kathryn Jones, the colonel's pretty daughter. Their romance hits a few snags, including disapproval from her father. Eddie's also plagued by fear of having an accident during ...

I Dood It (1943)

Constance Shaw, a Broadway dance star, and Joseph Rivington Reynolds, a keen fan of hers, marry after she breaks up with her fiancé. Connie thinks Joseph owns a gold mine, but he actually works as a presser at a hotel valet shop. When everyone learns what ...

Stormy Weather (1943)

The relationship between an aspiring dancer and a popular songstress provides a retrospective of the great African-American entertainers of the early 1900s. ...

Cabin in the Sky (1943)

When compulsive gambler Little Joe Jackson dies in a drunken fight, he awakens in purgatory, where he learns that he will be sent back to Earth for six months to prove that he deserves to be in heaven. He awakens, remembering nothing and struggles to do ri ...

Panama Hattie (1942)

Sailors and spies mingle in between the acts at Hattie's nightclub in the Canal Zone. ...

The Duke Is Tops (1938)

A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer. ...

Now! (1965)

Using morgue photos, newsreel footage, and a recording by Lena Horne, Cuban filmmaker Santiago Alvarez fired off 'Now!', one of the most powerful bursts of propaganda rendered in the 1960s. ...