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Amateur Nite (1929) 04:17 Amateur Nite (1929)
From Oswald the Lucky Rabbit - Amateur Nite (1929).
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit goes to an Amateur Nite show, where he sees the "Hippy Hippos", "St. Louie Blues", and "Quacky Quacks". His reaction is usually opposite the other members of the audience, who force him to react the same way as them. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
Song of the South (1946) : Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah 03:37 Song of the South (1946) : Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah
From Song of the South (1946).
In this clip from Disney's Song of the South (1946), James Baskett sings "Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah" in an animated scenario meant to set the stage for the Br'er Rabbit stories. The song is influenced by the pre-Civil War blackface song "Zip Coon." Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
S. Mouse - Angry Boys S. Mouse - Angry Boys
From Angry Boys (2011 ).
In this still image, the comedian Chris Lilley is depicted in his act of playing S. Mouse - on the show Angry Boys originating in Australia. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
The Sun Shines Bright - Courtroom Scene 05:08 The Sun Shines Bright - Courtroom Scene
From The Sun Shines Bright (1953).
This is the courtroom scene from the 1953 John Ford film, starring Charles Winninger and Lincoln Perry's famously controversial persona, Stepin Fetchit. Playing his usual schtick of the "laziest man in the world", Fetchit falls asleep and dances. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
The Singing Fool (1928) - Sonny Boy 07:00 The Singing Fool (1928) - Sonny Boy
From The Singing Fool (1928).
This clip from The Singing Fool (1928), Al Stone (Al Jolson) tells his manager that he cannot go on stage, who replies that it might make him forget his troubles. Stone sings "Sonny Boy," in the context of his despair at possibly losing his own son. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
The Opry House (1929) 07:27 The Opry House (1929)
From The Opry House (1929).
Mickey Mouse cleans the front of the Opry House for a show that night, then deflates a large man so he can go in. The band plays a few pieces, then Mickey performs three acts: snake-charming, an impression of a Hasidic Jew, and a piano solo. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
Holiday Inn - Abraham Scene 03:04 Holiday Inn - Abraham Scene
From Holiday Inn (1942).
This scene features a rendition of Irving Berlin's "Abraham," which Jim (Bing Crosby) and Linda (Marjorie Reynolds), as well as the entire band, perform as a minstrel show in blackface. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
The Jazz Singer (1927) - Mammy 02:26 The Jazz Singer (1927) - Mammy
From The Jazz Singer (1927).
In the first talkie, The Jazz Singer (1927), Al Jolson performs the song "Mammy" in blackface. His mother sits in the front as he songs about his devotion to his mother, healing the family divisions that his becoming a jazz singer had caused. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
The Early Bird and the Worm 09:12 The Early Bird and the Worm
From The Early Bird and the Worm (1936).
A 1936 MGM Happy Harmony features a blackface minstrel routine. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
Mammy (1930) - Who Paid the Rent for Mrs. Rip Van Winkle? 01:31 Mammy (1930) - Who Paid the Rent for Mrs. Rip Van Winkle?
From Mammy (1930).
This sequence from Mammy (1930) shows Al Jolson performing the song "Who Paid the Rent for Mrs. Rip Van Winkle?" in blackface, with his entire minstrel troupe in blackface behind him as well as the white owner of the show. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
Minstrel Man (1944) - The Revival Show 11:10 Minstrel Man (1944) - The Revival Show
From Minstrel Man (1944).
This final scene shows the revival of Dixie Boy Johnson's Broadway show by his former producer, featuring his daughter Caroline. Johnson had left his daughter with his friends after his wife died in childbirth, making this both revival and reunion. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
Dumbo (1941) - When I See an Elephant Fly 03:58 Dumbo (1941) - When I See an Elephant Fly
From Dumbo (1941).
This scene in Dumbo (1941) features the crow Jim Crow and his friends teasing Dumbo, performing a song about how they've never seen an elephant fly. After this act they are shamed by Timothy, and decide they will help Dumbo and teach him how to fly. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
Mother Goose Goes to Hollywood 07:55 Mother Goose Goes to Hollywood
From Mother Goose Goes to Hollywood (1938) - Silly Symphonies (1938).
One of Disney's Silly Symphonies, this animated short replaces several Mother Goose tales with caricatures of stars from the 1930s, all of whom come together at the end in a grand song and dance number. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
Bamboozled Still Image Bamboozled Still Image
From Bamboozled (2000).
Bamboozled still - figure 1 - Intro chapter Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
Swing, Monkey, Swing (1937) 07:42 Swing, Monkey, Swing (1937)
From Columbia Color Rhapsody - Swing, Monkey, Swing (1937).
In this Columbia Color Rhapsody, monkeys in the jungle dance and sing to jazz and a St. Louis Blues number led by an elderly monkey gentleman and a rich monkey jazz singer. The animation features several chorus lines and dance formations throughout. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
I've Got Rings on My Fingers (1929) 05:07 I've Got Rings on My Fingers (1929)
From Screen Songs - I've Got Rings on My Fingers (1929).
A traffic cop who manages traffic in the sky angers a driver, who then pulls the cop along in the sky and drops him on an island in the East Indes. The rest of the cartoon is a pop song about a castaway Irish man writing to his love to come to him. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
Ko-Ko the Clown in "Vaudeville" 05:36 Ko-Ko the Clown in "Vaudeville"
From Vaudeville (1924).
A 1924 silent short by Fleischer Studios, featuring their mischevious star, Ko-Ko the Clown. (Audio on this clip was added when it was re-released.) Ko-Ko was often built on a rotoscope of Dave Fleischer. This clip features the play of race and ethnicity common in vaudeville, as well as Ko-Ko's minstrel tendencies. Contributed by Nicholas Sammond
Amos 'n' Andy: The Dairy 03:20 Amos 'n' Andy: The Dairy
From Amos 'n' Andy Show (1929).
Excerpt of a 1929 episode of Amos 'n' Andy Contributed by Nicholas Sammond