TV Guide: Dorothy Dandridge

Video: Carmen Jones -- (Movie Clip) Blow On 'Em Sugar

TCM — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Scene illustrating the not inconsiderable heat between Dorothy Dandridge (in the title role) and Harry Belafonte (as "Joe"), now flat broke in Chicago in Otto Preminger's Carmen Jones, 1954.

Video: Carmen Jones -- (Movie Clip) Dere's A Cafe...

TCM — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Title character Dorothy Dandridge's voice is dubbed by Marilyn Horne while she's driven to jail by Joe (Harry Belafonte) for "Dere's A Cafe on de Corner," by Oscar Hammerstein II to Bizet music in Carmen Jones, 1954.

Video: Carmen Jones -- (Movie Clip) Open, Saul Bass Titles

TCM — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Overture from Bizet's original opera and notable titles by Saul Bass, opening Otto Preminger's Carmen Jones, 1954, starring Dorothy Dandridge, Harry Belafonte and Pearl Bailey.

Video: Island In The Sun

Starz — Fri, 28 Aug 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Synopsis: Lives of characters interweave in tale of love, racism and murder on small Caribbean island.

Video: Dorothy Dandridge: Mini Bio

Biography — Fri, 23 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A short Biography of Dorothy Dandridge.

Video: Dorothy Dandridge: Mini Bio

Biography — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

A short Biography of Dorothy Dandridge.

Video: Song of Tears - The Dorothy Dandridge Story

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

She was too young to die. Dorothy Dandridge was the first African American actress nominated for an Academy award. This documentary s follows Dandridge from her childhood in Cleveland, where her and her sister's acting and singing talents supported their family, through her Hollywood career and troubled personal life. There is archival film footage, including clips from her performances in Sun Valley Serenade and Carmen Jones. The interviews, personal recollections of friends, and colleagues tell the story of this magical star in American cinema.

Video: Song of Tears - The Dorothy Dandridge Story

Amazon Video on Demand — Fri, 09 Jan 2009 00:00:00 -0500

Video: Bright Road - (Original trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

Teachers at an all-black school fight to save a problem child. Starring Dorothy Dandridge and Harry Belafonte.

Video: The Decks Ran Red - (Original Trailer)

TCM — Fri, 01 Aug 2008 00:00:00 -0500

"Dishonest seamen plan a murderous mutiny. Starring James Mason and Dorothy Dandridge."

Video: Dorothy Dandridge - In Concert

CinemaNow — Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

The In Concert series continues with this impressive performance from noted actress and singer Dorothy Dandridge.

Video: Dorothy Dandridge - Singing At Her Best

CinemaNow — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

SINGING AT HER BEST takes a fascinating look at the musical performances of the film world's first African-American superstar

Video: Dorothy Dandridge - An American Beauty

CinemaNow — Sat, 23 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

This intimate documentary examines the career highs and personal tragedies of Dorothy Dandridge, the film world's first black female superstar.

Video: Dorothy Dandridge

BET — Wed, 20 Feb 2008 00:00:00 -0500

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