The read
It runs a compact 1h 28m.
Synopsis
A struggling band find themselves attached to a fugitive and drawn into a series of old feuds and love affairs, as they try to stay together and find musical success.
Ratings
IMDb6.7/10
31 audience votes
Key crew
- Robert RossenWriter
- Anatole LitvakDirector
- Heinz RoemheldOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Priscilla LaneGinger 'Character' Powell
- Betty FieldKay Grant
- Richard WhorfJigger Pine
- Lloyd NolanDel Davis
- Jack CarsonLeo Powell
- Wallace FordBrad Ames (as Wally Ford)
- Elia KazanNickie Haroyen
- Howard Da SilvaSam Paryas
- Joyce ComptonBlonde
- Faith DomergueJitterbug (uncredited)
- Faye EmersonDr. Morse's Nurse (uncredited)
- Frank MayoGambler Watching Kay Throw Dice (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
jazzdrug addictionbluesjazz singer or musicianjazz clubescaped convictfugitiveon the roadriding the railjazz bandpartners in crimesblues band