Caldonia is a two reel American musical short film directed by William Forest Crouch and released by Astor Pictures in 1945.
The film includes four songs performed by Jordan and his band: "Caldonia", "Honey Child", "Tillie" and "Buzz Me", which were also released individually by the Soundies Distributing Corporation of America.
Billboard (June 8, 1946) noted: Louis Jordan's use of the film short, Caldonia, as an exploitation medium, differs from most ork promotional stunts in that it is in itself a direct source of revenue… So successful is Caldonia, and so promising the forthcoming 60-minute feature Beware, that Jordan's manager, Berle Adams, has arranged for the leader to make two features a year for Astor Pictures.
The Astor trick, which sets Jordan's flickers apart from the usual run of band shorts and features, is in its distribution.
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