Calypso Joe (lost Edward Dein film; 1957): Difference between revisions

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Film poster.

Status: Lost

Calypso Joe is a 1957 jazz musical film directed by Edward Dein that stars actor Herb Jeffries and actress Angie Dickinson. The film was produced by William F. Broidy Productions and Allied Artists in the USA.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Plot

The plot of the film is described as follows (sourced from Vic's Rare Films):

Juile, an airline hostess, has her mind made up to marry South American millionaire Rico Vargas, despite the efforts made by her former boyfriend, Lee Darling, a television star, to win her back. Rico’s sister, Astra, makes a play for Lee, who only responds to make Julie jealous. As the plane bearing Juile and others (including all the credited musicians and bands) is about to depart, Herb Jefferies smuggles Lee on board so he can have a chance to dissuade Julie.^[4]

Availability

Links to supporting evidence for the film's existence are found in both the Library of Congress and British Film Institute.^[5]^[6] These listings do not state if there are existing copies within their records, only that the film exists. The only existing sale listing is on Vicpine, with no supporting purchasing ability.

While this film is a musical, several public records have similar names to this film, which are not entirely related or is the film itself. These being:

Baltineers, The - Joe's Calypso - 1957
Joe Loco - Cha Calypso (1957)
Wright Brothers, The - Hey, Joe Calypso - 1957

References

External Links

[1] ttp://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/70128/Calypso-Joe/

[2] ttps://www.allmovie.com/movie/calypso-joe-v86513

[3] ttps://catalog.afi.com/Film/52124-CALYPSO-JOE

[4] Calypso Joe page in Vic's Rare Films Retrieved 20 Oct '23

[5] ttps://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200014224

[6] ttps://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150144255

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+'''''Calypso Joe''''' is a 1957 jazz musical film directed by Edward Dein that stars actor Herb Jeffries and actress Angie Dickinson. The film was produced by William F. Broidy Productions and Allied Artists in the USA.<ref>http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/title/70128/Calypso-Joe/</ref><ref>https://www.allmovie.com/movie/calypso-joe-v86513</ref><ref>https://catalog.afi.com/Film/52124-CALYPSO-JOE</ref>
-'''''Calypso Joe''''' is a 1957 jazz musical film directed by Edward Dein that stars actor Herb Jeffries and actress Angie Dickinson. The film was produced by both the WIlliam F. Broidy Productions and Allied Artists in the USA.
 ==Plot==
-The plot of the film is described as follows (sourced from Vic's Rare Films)<ref name="vic">[https://www.vicpine.co.uk/Calypso-Joe-1957.htm ''Calypsoe Joe'' page in Vic's Rare Films] Retrieved 20 Oct '23</ref>:
+The plot of the film is described as follows (sourced from Vic's Rare Films):
 <blockquote>
-Juile, an airline hostess, has her mind made up to marry South American millionaire Rico Vargas, in spite of the efforts made by her former boyfriend, Lee Darling, a television star, to win her back. Rico’s sister, Astra, makes a play for Lee, who only responds to make Julie jealous. As the plane bearing Juile and others (including all the credited musicians and bands) is about to depart, Herb Jefferies smuggles Lee on board so he can have a chance to dissuade Julie.<ref name="vic" />
+Juile, an airline hostess, has her mind made up to marry South American millionaire Rico Vargas, despite the efforts made by her former boyfriend, Lee Darling, a television star, to win her back. Rico’s sister, Astra, makes a play for Lee, who only responds to make Julie jealous. As the plane bearing Juile and others (including all the credited musicians and bands) is about to depart, Herb Jefferies smuggles Lee on board so he can have a chance to dissuade Julie.<ref>[https://www.vicpine.co.uk/Calypso-Joe-1957.htm ''Calypso Joe'' page in Vic's Rare Films] Retrieved 20 Oct '23</ref>
 </blockquote>
-==Scarcity==
+==Availability==
-Links to supporting evidence for the films existence are found on both Library of Congress<ref>https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200014224</ref> and British Film Institute<ref>https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150144255</ref>. Both of these listings do not state if there are existing copies within their records, only that the film exists. Whilst the only existing listing of sale is found on Vicpine, with no supporting purchasing ability.
+Links to supporting evidence for the film's existence are found in both the Library of Congress and British Film Institute.<ref>https://www.loc.gov/item/jots.200014224</ref><ref>https://collections-search.bfi.org.uk/web/Details/ChoiceFilmWorks/150144255</ref> These listings do not state if there are existing copies within their records, only that the film exists. The only existing sale listing is on Vicpine, with no supporting purchasing ability.
-===Notes===
+While this film is a musical, several public records have similar names to this film, which are not entirely related or is the film itself. These being:
-In addition, whilst this film is a musical. There are several public records that have similar names to this film, which are not entirely related or is the film itself. These being:
 * Baltineers, The - Joe's Calypso - 1957
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+==External Links==
+*https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calypso_Joe
+*https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0050223/
+[[Category: Completely lost media]]
 [[Category: Lost films]]