Leonard Anderson was an American film editor and film director, and he co-owned a film production company. Anderson's short films of African-American musical acts include footage of

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with the

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Lucky Millinder Lucius Venable "Lucky" Millinder (August 8, 1910 – September 28, 1966) was an American swing music, swing and rhythm and blues, rhythm-and-blues bandleader. Although he could not read or write music, did not play an instrument and rarely sang ...

and his orchestra, and

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. Around late 1948, he founded the ''Video Varieties Corp.'', a film production company with George Goman, which was a predecessor to the ''West Coast Sound Studios''. In late 1948, Anderson directed a series of short films for the band the Adrian Rollini Trio (

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, George Hnida, and Allan Hanlon). He edited the popular television show ''

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'' in the 1950s.

Filmography

Director

*'' Lucky Millinder and his Orchestra'' (1946). *''Adventure'' (1946) *''Big Fat Mamas'' (1946), a "Soundie" cut from the film ''Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra'' *''Runaway'' (1946) *''Hello Bill'' (1946) *''I Cried for You'' (1946) *''I Want a Man'' (1946) *''I Want to Talk About You'' (1946) *''

Love in Syncopation Love in Syncopation is a 1946 musical comedy film released in the United States. The film featured Henri Woode and his band as well as Ruby Dee. Leonard Anderson directed and William D. Alexander produced. The film features dance and musical perf ...

'' (1946) *''

That Man of Mine That Man of Mine is an American film released in 1946. Directed by Leonard Anderson, it features an African-American cast. According to the ''New York Times'', the all female group The International Sweethearts of Rhythm features in "sever ...

'' (1946) *''Jump Children'' (1946), featuring the

*''Lonesome Lover Blues'' (1946) *''Mistletoe'' (1946) *''She's Crazy with Heat'' (1946) *''That Man of Mine'' (1946) *''You Call it Madness'' (1946) *''Hello Bill'' (1946), produced by William D. Alexander one of three soundies cut from ''Lucky Millinder and His Orchestra'' *'' Jivin' in Be-Bop'' (1947) *''Harlem Dynamite'', a 30-minute short edited from the feature ''Jivin' in Be-Bop'' *''

Rhythm in a Riff ''Rhythm in a Riff'' is a 1947 medium-length musical film produced by William D. Alexander and directed by Leonard Anderson. The film stars Billy Eckstine and his band performing, as well as Ann Baker, Hortense Allen Jordan, Sarah Harris, and Em ...

'' (1947) *''I Want to Talk About You'', a 30-minute short edited from ''Rhythm in a Riff'' *'' Lonesome Road Blues'' (1949), soundie of Shorty Warren and his cowboy orchestra *''Lonsesome Lover Blues'', excerpted from ''Rhythm in a Riff''

Editor

*''

Whispering City ''Whispering City'' (also known as ''Crime City'') is a 1947 Canadian black-and-white film noir directed by Fedor Ozep and starring Paul Lukas, Mary Anderson (actress, born 1918), Mary Anderson, and Helmut Dantine.Gerald Pratley, ''A Century of Ca ...

'' (1947) *'' Reet, Petite and Gone'' (1947) *'' Lamp Post Favorites'' (1948) *''

Citizen Saint '' Citizen Saint: The Life of Mother Cabrini'' is a 1947 film about a Catholic saint. It was directed by Harold Young. It was produced by Clyde Elliott Attractions. It is about Frances Xavier Cabrini, an Italian woman who becomes a nun and is eve ...

'', a Catholic documentary *''

Singing in the Dark ''Singing in the Dark'' is a 1956 American black-and-white film about a Holocaust survivor suffering from total amnesia who comes to the United States. It stars Yiddish language film actor Moishe Oysher in his only English-language film performa ...

'' (1956), about a

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surviving singer in New York City who has amnesia

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Anderson, Leonard Living people Year of birth missing (living people) American film editors People from Hollywood, Los Angeles Film directors from Los Angeles The Honeymooners