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...But Then, She's Betty Carter (1980)

Director: Michelle D Parkerson

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From Time Out Film Guide

A profile of Betty 'Bebop' Carter, intercutting interview material with footage from a public concert sponsored by Howard University at the Cranston Auditorium. Roughly slapped together in a manner not entirely inappropriate to the lady's brash personality and scat-singing style, the numbers tend to be truncated by conversations which reveal remarkably little. Even Lionel Hampton, in a guest spot, seems infected by the air of self-congratulation.

Author: TM 0000-00-00 00:00:00

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Director: Michelle D Parkerson

Producer: Michelle D Parkerson

Cast: Betty Carter, Lionel Hampton full cast

Genre(s): Documentaries

Duration: 53 mins


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