Momma Don't Allow (1955)

Directed by

Karel Reisz, Tony Richardson

Genre

documentary film

Country

United Kingdom

Runtime

22 min

Rating

6.5 of 10 from 14 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A short documentary captures a night at a London jazz club. It shows the band playing and the audience dancing.

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What happens

Momma Don't Allow is a 1956 short British documentary film co-directed by Karel Reisz and Tony Richardson, and filmed by Walter Lassally. Produced by the British Film Institute Experimental Film Fund, it was first shown in February 1956 as part of the first Free Cinema programme at the National Film Theatre. The film depicts a performance of The Chris Barber Jazz Band (with Ottilie Patterson) at The Fishmonger's Arms, a traditional jazz club in Wood Green, North London. It features extensive footage of skip jiving by the audience on the club's dance floor. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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