Curtain Call
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The curtain rises once more on the lives of performers from long ago, now residents of the Actors' Fund Home. Among the featured players in "Curtain Call" are Bernard Flood, a singer and trumpet player in the bands of such legends as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington; Tessie Moreno, a member of the
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Njn; White Whale Productions
Synopsis
The curtain rises once more on the lives of performers from long ago, now residents of the Actors' Fund Home. Among the featured players in "Curtain Call" are Bernard Flood, a singer and trumpet player in the bands of such legends as Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington; Tessie Moreno, a member of the Ziegfield Follies and a rival of Josephine Baker; and Gaylore Mason, a Broadway actor who starred in "Kiss and Tell". Gaylore reveals an incident in 1940 that accounts for his never working on Broadway again.
Director
Charles Braverman
Director
Film Details
Genre
Documentary
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Njn; White Whale Productions
Award Nominations
Best Documentary Short Subject
2000
