Willie 'The Lion' Smith
Actor · 1897 – 1973 · Goshen, New York, USA
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Movie5.8DocumentaryMusicFew films wield the awesome spiritual power of Jazz Dance, on which Leacock was one of two cameramen charting the slow, smoldering build of a Manhattan dance club from idle space to explosive, carnal bacchanal. Employing handheld cameras, limited light and sheer proximity, the film achieved an intimacy never before witnessed in a documentary.
Jazz Dance
1954 · 13 votes