The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes
1964 | 22m | English
Popularity: 0.4 (history)
| Director: | Robert Clouse |
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| The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes is a 1964 short film directed by Robert Clouse. In Storyville, New Orleans, jazz trumpeter Jimmy Blue Eyes is occupied by a series of high-stakes games. The film was nominated for an Oscar for Best Live Action Short Film. | |
| Release Date: | Jan 01, 1964 |
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| Director: | Robert Clouse |
| Writer: | |
| Genres: | Drama, Music |
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Revenue: $0
Budget: $0 |
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Updated: Jan 31, 2026 Entered: May 11, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
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| Donald Elson | The Devil |
| Garland Thompson | Jimmy Blue Eyes |
| Name | Job |
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| Robert Clouse | Director |
| John A. Alonzo | Director of Photography |
| Robert Wollin | Editor, Additional Photography |
| Mario Casetta | Music Arranger, Art Direction |
| Teddy Buckner | Musician |
| Lincoln Mayorga | Musician |
| Name | Title |
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| Robert Clouse | Producer |
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If you’ve heard The Charlie Daniels Band’s “Devil Went Down to Georgia” then you will be familiar with the plot. A none-too-perfect man and accomplished trumpeter “Jimmy” (Garland Thompson) is challenged to a contest by the devil himself (Donald Elson). Of course, nobody expects that “Jimmy” has a s ... nowball’s chance in his foe’s fiery dominion, but in this smoky joint he accepts the wager - so let battle commence. The narration is delivered poetically, and some of that rhyming mixes menace, fantasy and even optimism quite powerfully as the jazz underscore sets up our duel. The whole production has a seediness to it, not in a tawdry way - more in an hot and sweaty, threatening fashion and the trumpet work from Teddy Buckner and his All Stars is soulful (or perhaps not?) stuff. It is, perhaps, five minutes longer than it needs to be, but the photography gets up close and personal and I did enjoy it.