Film Review: The Cotton Club Of The 1920's
The Cotton Club Movie
By
Derick Sweeten
The Cotton Club was a famous night club in New York during the early 20’s and 30’s. In this film Harlem’s Cotton Club of the 1920’s was beautifully recreated and with Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington performing in there. This club flourished during the prohibition era in the late 20’s and early 30’s. Richard Gere plays Dixie Dwyer, a young musician who works for mobsters in an effort to advance his career. Dwyer falls in love with Vera Cicero played by Diane Lane, the girlfriend of gangster Dutch Schultz played by James Remar. Dwyer’s character was loosely based on the life of one of jazz greats, Bix Beiderbecke as was told by Cotton’s Club director Francis Ford Coppolla. Throughout the film
By
Derick Sweeten
The Cotton Club was a famous night club in New York during the early 20’s and 30’s. In this film Harlem’s Cotton Club of the 1920’s was beautifully recreated and with Cab Calloway and Duke Ellington performing in there. This club flourished during the prohibition era in the late 20’s and early 30’s. Richard Gere plays Dixie Dwyer, a young musician who works for mobsters in an effort to advance his career. Dwyer falls in love with Vera Cicero played by Diane Lane, the girlfriend of gangster Dutch Schultz played by James Remar. Dwyer’s character was loosely based on the life of one of jazz greats, Bix Beiderbecke as was told by Cotton’s Club director Francis Ford Coppolla. Throughout the film