The read
It runs a compact 1h 18m.
Synopsis
Out of work swing band maneuvers a gig working for a political campaign, by drawing in and entertaining prospective voters at rallies. The candidate is really a stooge for a corrupt political machine, which discovers the band's handsome and appealing singer would make a better stooge. Meanwhile, romance blossoms between the band's singers. When election day approaches, the band's singer wants out of the campaign, but the machine threatens to smear him and his pals in the band if he quits.
Ratings
IMDb6/10
3 audience votes
Key crew
- Lewis SeilerDirector
- George BrickerWriter
- Robert EllisWriter
- Helen LoganWriter
- Snag WerrisWriter
Cast
- Vivian BlaineLinda Farrell
- Perry ComoAllen Clark
- Harry JamesEarl Gordon
- Carmen MirandaMichelle O'Toole
- Phil SilversWallingham M. 'Wally' Jones
- Edgar BuchananDarius J. Magonnagle
- Reed HadleyJed Conklin, Magonnagle's Campaign Manager
- Edward KeaneGolfer (uncredited)
- Dewey RobinsonMug in Leather Jacket (uncredited)
- Brick SullivanPolitician on Stage at Rally (uncredited)
Stills
Themes
musical