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The Josephine Baker Story

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Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success ...
Director
Brian Gibson
Year
1991
Genre
biography, drama, history, music, romance
Box Office
N/A
Production
HBO Films
Awards
Won 5 Primetime Emmys. 9 wins & 12 nominations total
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There and then, I swore that if I grew up, - The Josephine Baker Story 00:31
There and then, I swore that if I grew up,
(LAUGHS) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:27
(LAUGHS)
Even when I got to Broadway, I was still in blackface dancing to all white audiences. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:12
Even when I got to Broadway, I was still in blackface dancin...
- Take me, Josie. Can I come, too? - Follow her? Hmm. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:24
- Take me, Josie. Can I come, too? - Follow her? Hmm.
Y'all, come on. Come see our show. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:18
Y'all, come on. Come see our show.
The first time a white waiter served me and called me ma'am, I nearly died. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:11
The first time a white waiter served me and called me ma...
Sidney Bechet with his soprano sax and his Louisiana smarts - The Josephine Baker Story 00:10
Sidney Bechet with his soprano sax and his Louisiana smarts
See, Josie, this here's a big party town. It's been that way since the war. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:14
See, Josie, this here's a big party town. It's bee...
JOSEPHINE: His eyes approved ofme. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:16
JOSEPHINE: His eyes approved ofme.
Nobody had ever looked at me that way before. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:08
Nobody had ever looked at me that way before.
(CHUCKLES) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:07
(CHUCKLES)
There she was. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:16
There she was.
(CLAMORING) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:07
(CLAMORING)
(GROWLING) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:05
(GROWLING)
(GASPS) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:06
(GASPS)
I don't care about you if you don't care about me. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:21
I don't care about you if you don't care about me.
(LEOPARD GROWLING) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:22
(LEOPARD GROWLING)
(SPEAKING ITALIAN) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:09
(SPEAKING ITALIAN)
ABATINO: Learn this. You must treat your audience like a gigolo treats a lover. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:28
ABATINO: Learn this. You must treat your audience like a gig...
This is known as the Sicilian key. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:18
This is known as the Sicilian key.
(YELPS) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:09
(YELPS)
(ABATINO YELLING IN ITALIAN) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:32
(ABATINO YELLING IN ITALIAN)
MAN: Josephine! - The Josephine Baker Story 00:09
MAN: Josephine!
Think. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:07
Think.
Like the man said, "It ain't no disgrace being a Negro, but it sure is inconvenient at times." - The Josephine Baker Story 00:12
Like the man said, "It ain't no disgrace being a N...
CRITIC 1: Josephine Baker comes back, half-baked French with a voice of a dwarf. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:06
CRITIC 1: Josephine Baker comes back, half-baked French with...
(HORN HONKING) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:21
(HORN HONKING)
- Sir? - Is this where Josephine Baker is staying? - The Josephine Baker Story 00:16
- Sir? - Is this where Josephine Baker is staying?
- Is Josephine here? - One moment. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:06
- Is Josephine here? - One moment.
Let me try it. Let me stay here. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:12
Let me try it. Let me stay here.
If you want a lover, if that is over between us, I'll close my eyes. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:30
If you want a lover, if that is over between us, I'll c...
Addio senza rancore. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:11
Addio senza rancore.
JOSEPHINE: Truth was, I was my mother's daughter. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:18
JOSEPHINE: Truth was, I was my mother's daughter.
MAN: In her first appearance at Chez Josephine, Mary Ann Gibson. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:07
MAN: In her first appearance at Chez Josephine, Mary Ann Gib...
- Hey, there. Thank you. - Hi, Sidney, baby. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:14
- Hey, there. Thank you. - Hi, Sidney, baby.
- He's dead. - I know. Come on, sit down here. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:06
- He's dead. - I know. Come on, sit down here.
(EXCLAIMS) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:10
(EXCLAIMS)
(MOANS) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:13
(MOANS)
My dear I know exactly how I'm gonna die Out of breath - The Josephine Baker Story 00:10
My dear I know exactly how I'm gonna die Out of breath
JOSEPHINE: There, something got born that day. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:20
JOSEPHINE: There, something got born that day.
MAN: No, you must catch it. If it falls on the ground, then it's no good. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:18
MAN: No, you must catch it. If it falls on the ground, then ...
(SQUEALING) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:15
(SQUEALING)
Father. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:21
Father.
Ah. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:25
Ah.
(MUSIC PLAYING) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:20
(MUSIC PLAYING)
Jo, my dress, my zipper. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:06
Jo, my dress, my zipper.
(JO TALKING INDISTINCTLY) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:08
(JO TALKING INDISTINCTLY)
(INDISTINCT TALKING) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:15
(INDISTINCT TALKING)
Everybody else... - The Josephine Baker Story 00:25
Everybody else...
Excuse me. We ordered a crab meat salad and three steaks. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:25
Excuse me. We ordered a crab meat salad and three steaks.
I had to wait an hour for mine. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:12
I had to wait an hour for mine.
What rules do you have about serving colored people? - The Josephine Baker Story 00:05
What rules do you have about serving colored people?
(CRYING) Oh, I changed, Jo. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:11
(CRYING) Oh, I changed, Jo.
It's here again. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:07
It's here again.
What's happening, Jo? - The Josephine Baker Story 00:14
What's happening, Jo?
MAID: I don't make nothing of it. That's what I make of it. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:18
MAID: I don't make nothing of it. That's what I ma...
One thing we're gonna get straight right from the get go - The Josephine Baker Story 00:06
One thing we're gonna get straight right from the get...
JOSEPHINE: Had I really changed anything? - The Josephine Baker Story 00:09
JOSEPHINE: Had I really changed anything?
"Hear the winds of heaven quiet at our door - The Josephine Baker Story 00:27
"Hear the winds of heaven quiet at our door
(CHILD CRYING) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:15
(CHILD CRYING)
(SHUSHING) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:10
(SHUSHING)
Janot. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:25
Janot.
CHILD 1: Daddy, Daddy, Daddy. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:07
CHILD 1: Daddy, Daddy, Daddy.
I'm going back on the road. I'm gonna keep this place. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:05
I'm going back on the road. I'm gonna keep this pl...
I don't care what papers you have from a judge. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:24
I don't care what papers you have from a judge.
JOSEPHINE: With Mama gone, another wall had fallen. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:14
JOSEPHINE: With Mama gone, another wall had fallen.
Stop fighting, and no rock 'n' roll after 9:00. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:12
Stop fighting, and no rock 'n' roll after 9:00.
- (DOG BARKING) - (MAN SHOUTING IN FRENCH) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:07
- (DOG BARKING) - (MAN SHOUTING IN FRENCH)
(CHURCH BELL RINGING) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:09
(CHURCH BELL RINGING)
- (GASPS) - (TIRES SCREECHING) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:09
- (GASPS) - (TIRES SCREECHING)
(MUSIC PLAYING) - The Josephine Baker Story 00:16
(MUSIC PLAYING)
You're wonderful. - The Josephine Baker Story 00:16
You're wonderful.
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Born poor in St. Louis, Missouri, Josephine Baker achieved fame and fortune through her sizzlingly exotic, erotic performances. Starting life on the American Vaudeville circuit, success ...

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Director: Brian Gibson
Writer: Ron Hutchinson, Michael Zagor
Production: HBO Films
Genre: biography, drama, history, music, romance
Year: 1991
MetaScore: N/A/100
ImdbRating: 7.1
BoxOffice: N/A
Released: 16 Mar 1991
Awards: Won 5 Primetime Emmys. 9 wins & 12 nominations total
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