Hi-De-Ho (1947 film) Hi-De-Ho (1947 film) Hi De Ho (also known as Hi-De-Ho) is a 1947 American musical race film directed by Josh Binney that was released by All American Entertainment and had an African-American cast. The film stars Cab Calloway. He performs a number of songs in the film, including a capella versions of "Minnie was a Hep Cat" and "St. James Infirmary" with his orchestra. The orchestra also provides incidental music for the other performers. Featured in the movie are the singers the Peters Sisters and the tap dancers Miller Brothers and Lois. Cab Calloway is an up and coming jazz
Heigh-Ho always got his name wrong, calling himself "Henry", "Harry" or "Harvey"). In the book "Fudge-a-Mania", the character Sheila sings the song after getting a baby-sitting job. In "World of Warcraft", when playing as a male Dwarf, characters can tell a joke in which the character will sing the song. "Heigh-ho, heigh-ho... ugh, second verse, same as the first." The Snow White sequence of the "Simpsons" episode, "Four Great Women and a Manicure", features the seven dwarfs (based on Simpsons characters) singing another parody of the Heigh-Ho song, "Ho-Hi, Ho-Hi". One of the most famous scenes in the 1984 movie "Gremlins"