Louis Armstrong Movies

  • 2003
    Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love

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    A short documentary about the making of the 1956 film, High Society. Hosted by Celeste Holm.

    Cole Porter in Hollywood: True Love
  • 1957
    The Edsel Show

    The Edsel Show

    The Edsel Show

    91957HD

    Bing Crosby and Frank Sinatra host a program that's wall-to-wall music.

    The Edsel Show
  • 2008
    Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

    Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

    Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong

    8.52008HD

    Documenting Louis Armstrong's appearance at the 1970 Newport Jazz Festival.

    Good Evening Ev'rybody: In Celebration of Louis Armstrong
  • 1959
    La Paloma

    La Paloma

    La Paloma

    5.51959HD

    Two rival Berlin revue theaters are vying for their big breakthrough. With top stars like jazz legend Louis Armstrong, the Kessler twins, and Bill...

    La Paloma
  • 2013
    Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again

    Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again

    Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again

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    Ella and Louis found Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Quartet. The studio album came out when both figures were...

    Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
  • 1957
    Satchmo the Great

    Satchmo the Great

    Satchmo the Great

    6.51957HD

    In this 1957 biography film of the jazz-great Louis "Satchmo" Armstrong, he and his band tour the world as American good-will ambassadors bring jazz...

    Satchmo the Great
  • 1962
    Disneyland After Dark

    Disneyland After Dark

    Disneyland After Dark

    6.81962HD

    Taking a look at Disneyland following nightfall, including nighttime entertainment and appearances by many celebrities of the day.

    Disneyland After Dark
  • 1974
    On the Road with Duke Ellington

    On the Road with Duke Ellington

    On the Road with Duke Ellington

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    Documentary portrait of the legendary jazz bandleader. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in partnership with The Film Foundation in 2000.

    On the Road with Duke Ellington
  • 1959
    Kærlighedens melodi

    Kærlighedens melodi

    Kærlighedens melodi

    6.21959HD

    Nina and Frederik were the big names in international showbiz in the 1950s with their rousing calypso rhythms. That's why "Kærlighedens Melodi"...

    Kærlighedens melodi
  • 1938
    Doctor Rhythm

    Doctor Rhythm

    Doctor Rhythm

    7.51938HD

    Dr. Bill Remsen pretends to be a policeman, and ends up being assigned to guard Judy Marlowe. Amazingly, he falls in love with her.

    Doctor Rhythm
  • 2007
    Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962

    Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962

    Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962

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    Louis Armstrong live in Stockholm 1962 features a TV appearance by Armstrong from 1962 -- working on trumpet and vocals with a small group that...

    Louis Armstrong - Live In Stockholm 1962
  • 1964
    Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

    Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

    Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia

    01964HD

    Louis Armstrong: Live in Australia
  • 2021
    Dark Eyes

    Dark Eyes

    Dark Eyes

    02021HD

    Arguably Russia’s most famous folk song, Dark Eyes has captured hearts around the world for the past 100 years. This portrait explores the...

    Dark Eyes
  • 1956
    Jazz Ball

    Jazz Ball

    Jazz Ball

    81956HD

    A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.

    Jazz Ball
  • 2001
    Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

    Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

    Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001

    02001HD

    A documentary featuring archive footage to celebrate the 100th birth of jazz legend Louis Armstrong.

    Louis Armstrong: 100th Anniversary 1901-2001
  • 1942
    Swingin' on Nothin'

    Swingin' on Nothin'

    Swingin' on Nothin'

    71942HD

    1941 Soundies musical short starring Louis Armstrong

    Swingin' on Nothin'
  • 2019
    And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

    And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

    And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.

    02019HD

    Hong Kong Anti-Extradition Protest

    And I think to myself, what a wonderful world.
  • 2025
    Memories

    Memories

    Memories

    02025HD

    The memories of a woman, condensed into four periods.

    Memories
  • 1970
    Why America

    Why America

    Why America

    01970HD

    A film about America between the world wars that attempts to capture and interpret the vital moving forces in American society that caused the United...

    Why America
  • 1965
    Hallo Satchmo

    Hallo Satchmo

    Hallo Satchmo

    81965HD

    In 1965, during eminent trumpeter Louis Armstrong’s visit to Prague, Jan Spata then a young promising documentary filmmaker, created the...

    Hallo Satchmo