A Jig In The Jungle (1941) - Dorothy Dandridge

A JIG IN THE JUNGLE:
Dorothy Dandridge (vo), acc. by Cee Pee Johnson and his Orchestra.

[@getreal4real169]

She was only 19 in 1941. So beautiful. She would have been 100 in 2022.

[@BrittanyLover-km4ol]

Unfortunately she had to take roles to survive. She was a goddess before Hollywood was ready for a black sex symbol.

[@windowzombie]

Through every piece of performance committed to sound and film, I'm in love with a gal I'll never meet.

[@a.n.watson8797]

She was absolutely adorable

[@aniialowe1980]

This kinda reminds me of Josephine Baker and her Banana Dance.

[@getreal4real169]

Yes it does

[@hebneh]

I laughed out loud when the “missionary” popped up from the cooking pot at the end!

[@hebneh]

Dorothy manages to look both perky and innocent along with very sexy in what was then a very skimpy costume.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

Yes ... the "bikini" (that got its name from the Bikini Island/s in the Pacific Ocean in WW2, where it seems native women wore them) was not more broadly introduced to world fashion and popular culture until the late 1940s to the mid 1950s French film And God Created Woman, where actress Brigitte Bardot first wore one.

[@ZephaniahL]

and still is.

[@underzog]

Movies were censored;these "sounders were not. That is why we can drool over Dorothy Dandridge and her costume.

[@jax5434]

Absoloutly beautiful. She never got the recognition she deserved.

[@stankygeorge]

For 1941 she received an enormous amount of recognition.

[@denisemcdougal6445]

True

[@reuireuiop0]

By 1941, it was just the Dawn of black actors and singers getting recognition. Jim Crow was well alive way up to the sixties, that black entertainers couldn't use the artist entry to their own shows. Think she being able to star in movies was already a great achievement. But then, the accolades.. Hattie McDaniels had just won the first black Oscar, so . .

[@Lonerangel7177]

Dang this 79 years old. Wow

[@mikieanthony777]

Beautiful ❤

[@LoveLife-gv8jg]

Jig in the jungle made me uncomfortable but I still can't take my eyes off her. I wonder what these artists would think of entertainers like Bey

[@laserbeam002]

They would probably be disappointed at the state of entertainment today.

[@Ronaldo-rt7hl]

@@laserbeam002i think they would be proud that Black artistry has become so mainstream, we have freedom of expression, and still highly imitated.

[@laserbeam002]

@@Ronaldo-rt7hl Well if you want to call rap crap "art" then I suppose so

[@Ronaldo-rt7hl]

@@laserbeam002 it is art and rap is not anything new and has been around for decades. Our ancestors were not holier than thou they liked the same things we liked. Most Black parents and grandparents like rap, hip hop, and modern music so I think it’s a safe bet a few generations above them would too if they were alive today. Black music has always been the subject of ridicule so it’s not surprising you feel this way. Blues and Jazz were also talked down on and called all types of names and pejoratives.

[@laserbeam002]

@@Ronaldo-rt7hl Yes I am white. I grew up listening to the blues and jazz. One of my all time favorites is Sam "lightening" Hopkins. I am critical of rap mainly because of the depiction of women as bitches and "hoes". The glorification of gang violence and "capping" a cop....ect...ect. When I hear rap I do not hear art.

[@manuseal5983]

Talent and Beauty

[@shaniceturner4130]

a true beauty

[@donrobertson4611]

An Angel bursting with life force & beauty....and great percussion by Cee Pee

[@JudgeJulieLit]

The orchestra was the Cee Pee. But the power drummer here is Peter Ray, Dorothy's co-star in the 1942 soundie (proto- music video short film) to Hoagy Charmichael at piano playing his composition Lazybones. Ironically as Peter Ray, dressed as a busboy to Dorothy's miniskirted hotel maid, enters and for 3 amazingly precarious balancing-act minutes stroll saunters, then delivers, lands smoothly to the piano top a silver filled, full coffee service tray balanced on his head, he was the antithesis of a "lazybones." He too was this medium's undercredited often co-superstar.

[@donrobertson4611]

Thanks! That is some hard-to-find information. Maybe you know who the guitar player is when Bill Robinson does his 'sand dance' on the riverboat in the movie Stormy Weather - the guy plays like Django Reinhardt,@@JudgeJulieLit

[@markg6605]

So talented

[@aaliyahfurtadoxoxo]

She’s just amazing ❤️

[@Hogspanker]

Now I know where they got the idea for "Scrub Me Mama with a Boogie Beat".

[@stankygeorge]

Dorthy is a beautiful lady, who was enjoyed by many!

[@MadamOasis]

A true star 🌟

[@JudgeJulieLit]

"Jig," per Wiktionary, "is an old term for a lively dance [as, an Irish jig], and in the Elizabethan era [from 1558] the word also became slang for a practical joke or a trick." Per Your Dictionary, too a "fishing lure with one or more hooks, usually deployed with a jiggling motion on or near the bottom." Bisignantly both meanings here may apply.

[@beautifulsoultress3078]

The beautiful legendary Dorothy Dandridge. I wonder if this would be considered a B movie of the time

[@marcuscross6840]

Actually, it's a 'soundie'; a term used during that time period. They were short film productions consisting of just one song. They were combined in a loop with other 'soundies' to be viewed in a nickelodeon-style machine after a coin was inserted. I imagine they also migrated into movie theaters as selected shorts in between features. Nowadays, we would probably consider them music 'videos'.

[@JudgeJulieLit]

@@marcuscross6840 Great summary. Soundies were the precursor to music videos.

[@kennygr8ify]

A forties beauty!

[@turanalli4310]

Georgeous/Beautiful..., Rhythm/She can dance+

[@hoibsh21]

I wanna play this at high volume in my caaa.

[@hell0_mell0w44]

Iconic woman indeed LOVE LOVE LOVE HER♥️✨💋 .... I’m jigging in the jungle 🧚🏼‍♀️🧚🏼‍♀️🧚🏼‍♀️

[@JAZZLlFE]

Did anyone else see Spike Lee at the end? How old is he!!!

[@melbaelba5706]

LMAO. STOP IT!!!! 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Zoltan-sb2hh]

Csodálatos ez a lány ❤

[@c4c4cr0773]

Wait a minute... Cee Pee Johnson was the drummer in Hellzapoppin'!

[@keithgraham4747]

Cool in any era by any standards. Major props.

[@eddiejpardovani]

Super hot Dorothy Dandridge

[@juanjosedelreyfernandez7065]

Magnifica, Bailarina, Actriz, 🎶🤗🇪🇦

[@carmelcuteceevlee1411]

She was so beautiful

[@demialekeesha9305]

"A Jig" alright....yeeee. A fun number performed by myself, that gave meaning to it's culture.

[@nostalgik._]

Even though the term has racial undertones, it also means a lively dance with leaping movements.

[@neverhungryagain2187]

Jiggin

[@KikiW89]

Her and Kim Fields look a like to me Especially when Kim played Living Single (My said said she don't see it)

[@peachydior]

Ive always thought that they have the same face!

[@neverhungryagain2187]

Ohh that’s who it is

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

Notice the guy with the braid hair with beads at the end sitting left of the bongo player. Ahead of his time?

[@hebneh]

Yeah, I thought the exact same thing - but of course it was a wig, and not the real thing that you see today.

[@stickshiftdriver1832]

@@hebneh eventhough it was a wig but he was mimicking a real person whom actually worn dreads

[@YTWorldTraveler]

So sorry about Dorothy. Such a talent.

[@coolhand1964]

I am sure Cee Pee Johnson on the Kettle Drums was the inspiration for Baron Samida in the James Bond film 'Live and Let Die'.

[@ZephaniahL]

Samedi. French "Saturday."

[@coolhand1964]

@@ZephaniahL There's always a rivet counter at every airshow.

[@ZephaniahL]

@@coolhand1964 The character is widespread though, numbnuts. Baron Samedi exists in the Tex comics about the old west and lots of voodoo folklore. It is not some obscure detail to misunderstand his ominous name, since, as the Romans well understood, nomen omen est.

[@coolhand1964]

@@ZephaniahL If you want to check my other post, I spelt it correctly. It's called auto spell error, or is that beyond your level of consideration.

[@triemcallister]

Dorothy was beautiful but couldn't dance worth a damn. Thank God for her mesmerizing beauty.

[@giavonnacasiano1787]

God I love her 😍😍

[@ericsutz8026]

She was a great beauty.

[@davidnix1893]

Beautiful person and much more talented than some of the alleged African American entertainers today.

[@dillionmcintosh2926]

Here in 2021

[@Starshajones121]

me too lol

[@frankgraham1996]

WOW.. This woman was hot. Nice outfit!!!!

[@thoth8784]

Correction: Crocodiles live in the jungle, not alligators.

[@michaelmitchell155]

Smokin' body. Shake well.

[@littleleah310]

She's underaged there ...

[@demetriusburley3686]

Miss her ❤

[@wehaveasituation]

This was the same jazz driving Gershwin insane...

[@LindaSmith-td7mx]

Those drums hide the exitement those guys are getting from this performance if ya know what i mean lol

[@coolhand1964]

Quite a risque outfit for 1941. I wonder if this clip inspired some bomber nose art?

[@underzog]

See my comment about these "Spirders(?)" Above. Maybe moves were censored, but these "Sounders" weren't.

[@coolhand1964]

@@underzog The irony is that if you watch an interview with Dot on YT about her career and future plans, she is soft spoken, eloquent and a woman of class. Which shows how much of a great performer she was. I am sure the guy with the top hat playing the kettle drums was inspiration for the character 'Baron Samedi' in the James Bond film 'Live and Let Die'.

[@siggyt7625]

This is humiliating. I understand she didn’t have many choices back then, but c’mon. Poor thing. Love her tho

[@baloneypony9007]

That sho wuz good suh

[@auroradarienzo]

[@windowzombie]

What is the clothing style of the scatman at the end, I saw that Scatman Crothers wore similar glasses and garb when he performed with Marie Bryant years later.

[@ktd9]

❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤❤

[@playmaka_]

in my past life I dated Dorothy. 😍

[@shameywhinks4394]

She was beautiful and talented. I wish I could have downloaded this clip, cuz I'll bet it'll soon be "cancelled". Watch and see. :(

[@aandjay]

You can there's a download button

[@aandjay]

@@thescreamingelfwillcry409 ooh I see I didn't know that

[@pansepot1490]

November 2023 video still up, and according to the caption it’s been up for 5 years. I guess it all depends on what the OP meant by “soon”.

[@ZechariYahweahschild]

THIS IS FOR SURE DOJA CAT.LOOK AT HER FACIAL EXPRESSIONS!!!

[@brittnylaurel]

I’m utterly convinced Doja cat is Dorothy reincarnated

[@magichoney]

omg thank goodness i’m not the only one who thought doja cat favors her ALOT

[@neverhungryagain2187]

@@magichoney she look like the chick from Family matters But they have the same mannerisms

[@safffff1000]

1960s bikini 20 yrs earlier

[@SKRATCH587]

🤔🫢

[@wilrobles5392]

😁

[@davidgottlieb531]

It's a shame what folks have to got through to earn a living.

[@adonaiyah2196]

This is soo racist but so catchy

[@tshidi129]

Right!!!!

[@domenicv7962]

How is it racist? Please explain in detail.

[@adonaiyah2196]

@@domenicv7962 it puts forward the stereotype black people are missionary eating jungle dwellers who only care about dancing and music

[@thexvault]

@@domenicv7962 there is literally a white with his face painted black and white men dressed as Indians…. You can’t be that dense

[@domenicv7962]

@@thexvault i am thinking the same about you!!!!

[@soulaandefender]

Wow wtf

[@davidgottlieb531]

When I first saw the title of this song I thought jig was not referring to a dance, but instead yet another racial slur.

[@oliverclark4979]

Her and Doja cat look alike

[@tshidi129]

She's much prettier though

[@michaelmace924]

A Jig? 😜🤣😉🤷‍♂️

[@dalejordan7357]

Jig as in dance.

[@tylerk3616]

Jesus christ this is so racist. But damn she looks so beautiful

[@virgoboi24]

People really need to learn what "racist/racism" actually means and that there is a difference between racist and ignorant. The stereotypes white people created of Africans so that slaves and future blacks would not know their history and worth....THAT aspect is RACIST. Black folks performing these stereotypes in a time where education on African history and culture was minimal at best, THAT is IGNORANT. Also keep in mind this short was made, directed and possibly produced by black people and only shown in black movie theatres in black communities. A few liberal white movie theatres may have shown this but definitely not in the South. So yeah... ignorant, yes. Racist, no

[@fr9874]

@@virgoboi24 Spot on!

[@bearclaws5671]

@@virgoboi24 As an African, this is racist. Black people also produced and directed blackface theatre shows that they then starred in. Doesn't make it any less racist.

[@bobbyschannel349]

@@virgoboi24 it still represented a racist notion, it was very common back then, doesn't matter rather black production or not, in fact, black people also participated in those racist tropes in many black productions they've dress in black face too, it was the acceptance of black inferiority, even in the black community.

[@domenicv7962]

No blasphemy please

[@sweetapplepie70]

Beautiful queen Dorothy loved her in Carmen jones she an harry belafonte ❤️🧸❤️🧸🇬🇲🇯🇲🇬🇭🇳🇬🇭🇹🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲🇺🇸🇺🇸🇯🇲🇯🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲🇬🇲🇯🇲🇬🇲🙏🙏🙏❤️🧸❤️🧸❤️❤️❤️❤️

[@miss-kiki7960]

She's talented, but this entire performance is racist.

[@SuperBigdude77]

It's 1941 Kiki. You can't look at it with 2021 eyes

[@vio3366]

Absolutely, but what could one expect from that time.

[@OriruBastard]

This was back in a day when EVERY DAMN THING wasn't racist yet.

[@miss-kiki7960]

@@OriruBastard First of all why are u shouting at me. Second of all racism was alive and well in the 40s, hell it was more blatant in the 40s. Racism is still alive and well now.

[@OriruBastard]

@@miss-kiki7960 You completely missed the point. And oh yes, we have so much racism today that minority groups needs to be taught at school how oppressed they are. Fancy that, huh?

[@esperancacosta5905]

Alicia Keys Mother´s

[@flintdafur]

Its is a comedy thats why the peolple in the movie look like clowns. It was suppose to be funny. They were behaving that way on purpose to look silly and funny.

[@siggyt7625]

It’s making fun of black ppl..saying they r like monkeys in the jungle…keeping them in their “place” . Sure it’s funny…to racists.

[@Tyler4Love.]

The blackface ruined it for me 🥴

[@neverhungryagain2187]

What blackface

[@hebneh]

Nobody’s in blackface. Everyone seen here is actually Black.

[@jourwalis-8875]

Very stereotypical! And very racistical. Otherwise good!

[@timothykring4772]

What a racist video and title!

[@misssincere5762]

I mean it was the1940s lol 😂

[@nostalgik._]

It was 1941, and music shorts like this was commonplace.

[@robertbrown9669]

[... LOL ... words r MOVABLE which 'maks them' INTERPRETABLE !!! ... 'race-ism' IS-N the eye of the-'hurrying' bizee babylonian bee-holder 💯 ( an 'black face minstels' AINT wht u-think thy r or wht 'triggers u' EITHER !!! ) ...]

[@ssgss4iammacabeefu_]

Black folk y'all been singing and dancing for your oppressors for too long.

[@lindcoop950]

Time to ditch this racist crap.