George Shearing

Movies

Funny is Funny
Music
Brutus and Brownie debate the merits of cartoon violence, with Brutus reenacting some of the moments on the hapless Brownie.
Jazz on a Summer's Day
Self
Set at the Newport jazz festival in 1958, this documentary mixes images of water and the town with performers and audience. The film progresses from day to night and from improvisational music to Gospel. It's a concert film that suggests peace and leisure, jazz at a particular time and place.
Disc Jockey
Himself
National DJs help a promoter make an unknown girl a star, to prove the power of radio over TV.