The film begins with a title sequence that announces each performer as a firework explodes behind their name. This is followed by a shot of a theater marquee with the title Basin Street Revue. A credit roll then displays the below the line contributors. Next, an announcer introduces the emcee, Willie Bryant, during a shot of a theater audience. Bryant emerges from behind a curtain as the audience

  • Por Joseph Kohn, Ben Frye, Studio Films, Inc., American, 1951 - 1956, Apollo Theater, American, founded 1934, Leonard Reed, American, 1907 - 2004, Willie Bryant, American, 1908 - 1964, Sarah Vaughan, American, 1924 - 1990, Lionel Hampton, American, 1908 - 2002, Faye Adams, American, born 1923, Herb Jeffries, American, 1913 - 2014, Cab Calloway, American, 1907 - 1994, The Clovers, American, founded 1946, Martha Davis, American, 1917 - 1960, Frank Foster, American, 1928 - 2011, Mantan Moreland, American, 1902 - 1973, Nipsey Russell, American, 1918 - 2005, Amos Milburn, American, 1927 - 1980, Coles & Atkins, American, 1940 - 1959, Paul Williams, American, 1915 - 2002, Pearl Bowser, American, 1931 - 2023
  • Crédito: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Pearl Bowser
  • Derechos: CC0