Louis Armstrong

American jazz trumpeter, composer and singer

August 4, 1901 (July 6, 1971)

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A Man Called Adam

U.S. 1966. Psychological drama by Leo Penn with Sammy Davis Jr., Cicely Tyson, Frank Sinatra Jr.. As a result of his unstable character, a musician sees his career and his life ruined.

Runtime: 103 min.

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Five Pennies

U.S. 1959. Biography by Melville Shavelson with Danny Kaye, Barbara Bel Geddes, Louis Armstrong. During the twenties, Red Nichols tried to spread his jazz music.

Runtime: 117 min.

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The Beat Generation

U.S. 1959. Crime drama by Charles F. Haas with Steve Cochran, Mamie Van Doren, Ray Danton. A police officer pursues the sex maniac that raped his wife.

Runtime: 84 min.

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Satchmo the Great

U.S. 1957. Documentary by Edward R. Murrow, Fred W. Friendly with Louis Armstrong. In 1955, the king of American jazz goes on an overseas tour, accompanied by his orchestra.

Runtime: 63 min.

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High Society

U.S. 1955. Musical by Charles Walters with Bing Crosby, Frank Sinatra, Grace Kelly. A journalist comes to report on the second marriage of a rich young woman and witnesses some curious intrigues.

Runtime: 107 min.

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Every Day's a Holiday

U.S. 1937. Musical by A. Edward Sutherland with Mae West, Edmund Lowe, Charles Butterworth.

Runtime: 80 min.

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Pennies From Heaven

U.S. 1936. Musical by Norman Z. McLeod with Bing Crosby, Madge Evans, Louis Armstrong.

Runtime: 80 min.