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Groovie Movie (1944)
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Short | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Music

Groovie Movie (1944)

Approved

Short | 10 min | Short, Comedy, Music

A boogie-woogie piano introduces what purports to be a jitterbug lesson, starring prize winner Arthur Walsh, his partner Jean Phelps-Veloz, and then later various other couples. We start with steps imported from other dances, like the ...See moreA boogie-woogie piano introduces what purports to be a jitterbug lesson, starring prize winner Arthur Walsh, his partner Jean Phelps-Veloz, and then later various other couples. We start with steps imported from other dances, like the waltz, then sped up. Next Walsh and Jean show some basic steps, but the movements are too swift for the narrator to describe them or the viewer to learn how to do them. By the end, various couples (all but a pair of briefly-seen children are white), including some comic ones, give a high-speed demonstration as the music rocks and swings. These are hep cats. Pete Smith's narration is full of slang. Written by See less

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9 cast members

Name	Known for
Pete Smith Narrator Narrator See fewer	Sure Cures (1946)
Buster Brodie Piano Player (uncredited) Piano Player (uncredited) See fewer	All Aboard (1927)
Dorothy Ford Self (dancer) (uncredited) Self (dancer) (uncredited) See fewer
Charles Saggau Self (dancer) (uncredited) Self (dancer) (uncredited) See fewer
Lennie Smith Self (dancer) (uncredited) Self (dancer) (uncredited) See fewer	The Lawless Rider (1954)
Irene Thomas Self (dancer) (uncredited) Self (dancer) (uncredited) See fewer
Kay Vaughn-Smith Self (dancer) (uncredited) Self (dancer) (uncredited) See fewer
Jean Veloz Self (main girl dancer) (uncredited) Self (main girl dancer) (uncredited) See fewer	Tekkaman the Space Knight (1984)
Arthur Walsh Self (main boy dancer) (uncredited) Self (main boy dancer) (uncredited) See fewer	They Were Expendable (1945)