Louis Prima

Acting

Louis Prima

Born December 7, 1910 · New Orleans, Louisiana, USA

Died August 24, 1978 · aged 67

Louis Leo Prima was an American trumpeter, singer, entertainer, and bandleader. While rooted in New Orleans jazz, swing music, and jump blues, Prima touched on various genres throughout his career: he formed a seven-piece New Orleans–style jazz band in the late 1920s, fronted a swing combo in the 1930s and a big band group in the 1940s, helped to popularize jump blues in the late 1940s and early t…

Known For

The Jungle BookThe Jungle Book · 1967
The Jungle Book
7.31967
MovieFamilyAnimation
The boy Mowgli makes his way to the man-village with Bagheera, the wise panther. Along the way he meets jazzy King Louie, the hypnotic snake Kaa and the lovable, happy-go-lucky bear Baloo, who teaches Mowgli "The Bare Necessities" of life and the true meaning of friendship.
Start CheeringStart Cheering · 1938
Start Cheering
6.91938
MovieComedyMusic
After retiring from movies to get an education, a man discovers his ex-staff is trying to have him expelled.
Rose of Washington SquareRose of Washington Square · 1939
Rose of Washington Square
6.71939
MovieDramaMusic
Rose Sargent, a Roaring '20s singer, becomes a Ziegfeld Follies star as her criminal husband gets deeper in trouble.
You Can't Have EverythingYou Can't Have Everything · 1937
You Can't Have Everything
6.51937
MovieComedyRomance
Starving playwright Judith Wells meets playboy writer of musicals, George Macrae, over a plate of stolen spaghetti. He persuades producer Sam Gordon to buy her ridiculous play "North Winds" just to improve his romantic chances, and even persuades her to sing in the sort of show she pretends to despise. But just when their romance is going well, Gordon's former flame Lulu reveals the ace up her sleeve...
Rhythm on the RangeRhythm on the Range · 1936
Rhythm on the Range
5.51936
MovieWestern
Cowboy Jeff Larabee returns from the east and meets Doris Halloway, a young girl, that he regards as a vagabond, till he learns that she's the owner of the farm where he works. He tries to win her heart, but without success, until she is endangered by gangsters
SackgasseSackgasse · 1963
Sackgasse
1963
Movie
A dancer glides through industrial landscapes accompanied by groovy jazz rhythms.
The Continental TwistThe Continental Twist · 1961
The Continental Twist
5.81961
MovieMusicComedy
Sam Butera and the Witnesses perform several Twist numbers to save a small New Orleans nightclub and raise the bail to get Louis Prima out of jail.
Louis Prima: In Person!Louis Prima: In Person! · 2010
Louis Prima: In Person!
2010
MovieDocumentaryMusic
A retrospective of rare performances highlighting the many phases of Prima's remarkable 50+ year career. Culled from the basements and shelves of TV and motion picture archives, this DVD presents the very best of those performances - not only the BEST, but the rarest! Featured artists include Keely Smith, Gia Maione, Sam Butera, Jimmy Vincent, The Witnesses, and Sarah Spiegel.

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