Use the HTML below. When young reporter and amateur biker Jerry Marsh investigates a mysterious hooded figure on a motorbike, he discovers crooks hiding out in a ruined castle with atomic sabotage on their ... An all-Black comedy and dance revue with stars of stage and screen. The beautiful Nellie Hill has many admirers but when one of them gets killed all the others are suspected. When young reporter and amateur biker Jerry Marsh investigates a mysterious hooded figure on a motorbike, he discovers crooks hiding out in a ruined castle with atomic sabotage on their ... ZAMBO is king of the jungle! An all-Black comedy and dance revue with stars of stage and screen. 4.0 out of 5 stars Good film with performances by Nat "King" Cole and others Reviewed in the United States on February 12, 2013 This 1948 musical doesn't have much of a plot, but it was one of the first film appearances for The Nat "King" Cole Trio. "Killer Diller" is actually the most exciting film I'm seen lately, and right up there with "Hellzapoppin" in the sheer entertainment category!
Jazz, Jazz & Blues / Swing, Ambiance A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer. Killer Diller (1948) 1h 13min | Comedy, Drama, Music An all-Black comedy and dance revue with stars of stage and screen. The "Varietettes Dancing Girls" (from Katherine Durham's School of Dancing) close the show with Andy Kirk and His Orchestra backing them with "Apollo Groove."
A killer lineup of top black performers is featured in this 1948 musical about an Apollo Theatre-type variety show. Was this review helpful to you?
The line of dancing girls at the end is amusing to watch.Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. The other acts aren't great, but the music is pleasant and nicely represents the Swing sound in the late 1940's. Variety revue Killer Diller worth seeing for many black entertainers both legendary and obscure tavm 11 February 2011 Continuing to review movies featuring African-Americans in chronological order for Black History Month, we're now at 1948 with a revue presented on film by the All-American News company.
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The rotund Patterson and Jackson steal the show with their crooning, dancing and imitation of the Four Inkspots. The Clark Brothers, a terrific tap dancing team, also bring the applause meter to a ten. Then Al sings the Fats Waller classic "Ain't Misbehavin" as Warren tapdances.
The act of Warren Patterson & Al Jackson sing Jule Styne & Sammy Kahn's "I Believe," Warren leading off and Al doing his part as a Louis Armstrong impersonation. Killer Diller is a 1948 American musical comedy-drama film directed by Josh Binney and released by All American.
Often heard, sometimes seen, but never forgotten, the legend of ZAMBO is ... The Clark Brothers, a terrific tap dancing team, also bring the applause meter to a ten. An all-Black comedy and dance revue with stars of stage and screen.
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It was a pleasure seeing Nat King Cole and Moms Mabley so young. She sings the comic song "Don't Sit on My Bed." The other acts aren't great, but the music is pleasant and nicely represents the Swing sound in the late 1940's. This... When perennial college students Danny O'Neill and Hank Taylor are forced to make it on their own, the competitive pair get jobs with Artie Shaw's band and reunite with ex-manager Ellen Miller.