The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes is a 1964 short film directed by Robert Clouse.
[2] 'In Storyville, where blues were born/ There's a legend of a golden horn/ And a hot-lipped kid, blue-eyed and fair/ Who tried for a note that wasn't there.
'[3] Teddy Buckner composed the film score.
[5] John A. Alonzo, who would later become best known for his camerawork for Chinatown, served as the cinematographer for The Legend of Jimmy Blue Eyes.
[7] The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Live Action Short Film at the 37th Academy Awards,[8] but lost to Casals Conducts: 1964.