Cab Calloway's Hi-De-Ho

Overview

This jazz musical short has a comedy plot about marital infidelity. Bandleader Cab Calloway plays a ladies man who dates the wife (Fredi Washington) of a train porter who is frequently absent from home. Calloway and his Orchestra perform "Zaz-zuh-zaz" and "The Lady with the Fan" at the Cotton Club in Harlem.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

August 24, 1934

Original language

English

Spoken languages

English

Countries

United States of America

Production

Paramount,Paramount Pictures

Cast

Fredi Washington,Ethel Moses,Sidney Easton,Cab Calloway

Director

Fred Waller

Writer

Fred Rath,Milton Hockey

Cinematography

William O. Steiner

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt0024941