Shine: Museum Object and Cultural History
Shine: Date: 1942. Owned by: Maurice Sorrell, American, 1914 - 1998. Produced by: Sam Coslow, American, 1902 - 1982.
The object in the museum catalogue
Consists of: 16mm Film (a), Original film reel (b), Original film canister (c).
2016.95.13.1a: 16mm film. R.C.M. Productions presents Louis Armstrong in “Shine”. Musical performance of Louis Armstrong and his band performing a song titled "Shine". The film begins with a scene of a large shoe being shined by two women. Nicodemus Stewart can be seen sitting on top of the show smoking a cigar. The camera cuts to a slow tracking shot of Louis Armstrong conducting his band. A few close-up shots of his band follow, and Louis Armstrong begins to sing in a close-up. Nicodemus escorts three women to a shoe shine stand where two children begin shining their shoes. He stares at the women with admiration. Nicodemus then makes his way to the stage, where Louis Armstrong is performing a trumpet solo, and does a short dance number. The film finishes with Armstrong's trumpet solo.
2016.95.13.1c: Original 100 foot film can. There is a paper label taped to the top of the metal film canister.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date: 1942
- Owned by: Maurice Sorrell, American, 1914 - 1998
- Produced by: Sam Coslow, American, 1902 - 1982
- Directed by: Josef Berne, Russian, 1904 - 1964
- Subject of: Louis Armstrong, American, 1901 - 1971
- Subject of: Nicodemus Stewart, American, 1910 - 2000
- Type: motion pictures (information artifacts)
- Type: 16mm (photographic film size)
- Medium: 16mm Film (a): acetate film;
- Medium: Reel (b): plastic;
- Medium: Film Can (c): metal
- Dimensions: Duration: 3 Minutes
- Dimensions: Film Length: 100 Feet
- Topic: African American
- Topic: Dance
- Topic: Entertainers
- Topic: Film
- Topic: Jazz (Music)
- Topic: Musicians
- Topic: Travel
- Object number: 2016.95.13.1a
- Credit Line: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Bonita F. Bing & The Late Blanche Beatrice Sorrell
- Data Source: National Museum of African American History and Culture
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