Alberta Hunter: My Castle's Rockin' (1992)
• October 29th, 1992 • 0h 57min
Documentary, Music
Overview
This music biography portrays the life of the legendary blues singer and songwriter Alberta Hunter. After 40 years of show business success beginning in the 1920's, Alberta became a nurse. Twenty years later, when the hospital thought she was 70, she was forced to retire. Still anxious to do something with her life, she returned to singing, to enjoy an acclaimed comeback. Her age was really 82! MY CASTLE'S ROCKIN' traces Alberta's remarkable career through the 20th Century, incorporating her best live performances from New York's famous downtown night spot, The Cookery. Ms. Hunter opened her personal archives to the producer for this documentary, sharing never before seen photos and other momentos from her celebrated career. The film features Alberta Hunter's final interview before her death in 1984; plus interviews with her manager, nightclub entrepreneur Barney Josephson; her record producer, the legendary John Hammond, and others.
Make sure to check your pop-up blocker!!
Trailer
Similar Movies
Eterna
Released on: 2022-11-07
Documentary, Music
Eterna is a 2022 Spanish documentary film directed by Juanma Sayalonga and David Sainz about the lif...
Celtic's Smiler: The Neilly Mochan Story
Released on: 2015-12-01
Documentary
The magical story of Celtic Football Club reads like an elaborate fairytale, which has enraptured th...
The Tragic Mask: The Laird Cregar Story
Released on: 2007-10-09
Documentary
A biography of the short-lived character actor Laird Cregar.
Rage, Sex, and Jazz: I Spit on Your Graves by Vernon Sullivan
Released on: 2022-11-09
Documentary, History, TV Movie
In 1946, the controversial French writer Boris Vian writes his novel I Spit on Your Graves under the...
Jodie Foster - Hollywood under the skin
Released on: 2021-04-03
Documentary, TV Movie
From her precocious status as a sex symbol to her consecration as a filmmaker, Jodie Foster's story ...
Grizzly Man
Released on: 2005-08-12
Documentary
Werner Herzog's documentary film about the "Grizzly Man" Timothy Treadwell and what the thirteen sum...
Frank Serpico
Released on: 2017-11-01
Documentary
In 1972, officer Frank Serpico exposes the corruption which poisons the roots of the NYPD and become...
Cervin 1865, une première tragique
Released on: 2015-03-26
Documentary, Drama, Adventure
The first ascent of the Matterhorn was made on July 14, 1865 by Edward Whymper, Francis Douglas, Cha...
Freddie Mercury: A Kind of Magic
Released on: 2006-09-12
Documentary, Music
Last week Freddie Mercury would have celebrated his 60th birthday. To mark the occasion, celebrity ...
Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain
Released on: 2021-07-16
Documentary
An intimate, behind-the-scenes look at how an anonymous chef became a world-renowned cultural icon. ...
Bombshell: The Hedy Lamarr Story
Released on: 2018-06-06
Documentary
The life and career of the hailed Hollywood movie star and underappreciated genius inventor, Hedy La...
Julian Schnabel: A Private Portrait
Released on: 2017-05-05
Documentary
A chronicle of the personal life and public career of the celebrated artist and filmmaker Julian Sch...
Susanne Bartsch: On Top
Released on: 2017-05-01
Documentary
Dubbed New York's "Queen of the Night," proto–club kid Susanne Bartsch has been throwing unforgettab...
Maria
Released on: 2024-11-27
History, Drama, Music
Maria Callas, the world's greatest opera singer, lives the last days of her life in 1970s Paris, as ...
Beast Mode On
Released on: 2022-10-28
Documentary
The extraordinary journey of Adebayo 'The Beast' Akinfenwa, twenty-years defying the odds; adored by...
Mommy, What's a Funkadelic?
Released on:
Documentary, Music
George Clinton's somewhat absurdist take on Parliament-Funkadelic history. Features never-before-gra...
Cary Grant: A Celebration of a Leading Man
Released on: 1988-06-05
Documentary
A retrospective of the life and career of actor Cary Grant, including clips from his films and inter...
Keiko Kishi, Eternally Rebellious
Released on: 2023-10-16
Documentary, History, TV Movie
Born in 1932, Keiko Kishi has been one of the first Japanese actresses known worldwide. Her decision...