Friday, September 27, 2013

Check and Double Check



"Ain't dat sum'in'!"
My experience with minor brand DVD companies (such as this unspecified plain box one) has been satisfactory, as I'm not interested in commentary, deleted scenes or other bonus features, that is, stuff these discs don't offer. Transfers are "best available source" and quality can vary from very good to only fair.

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Duke Ellington's Cotton Club orchestra is featured midway through CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK. JAZZ COCKTAIL, from British label ASV LIVING ERA is a highly recommended CD of this band's 1930-era music.

Except for a brief stint in THE BIG BROADCAST OF 1936 and a couple of voiced-over cartoon shorts, CHECK AND DOUBLE CHECK marks the only screen appearance for the most popular team in early American radio. The movie itself is now considered un-PC by some for its stereotyped portrayal of African-Americans by corked-up white men.

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