The read
It runs a compact 1h 30m.
Synopsis
A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.
Ratings
IMDb6.8/10
14 audience votes
Key crew
- Arthur LubinDirector
- Elliot PaulScreenplay
- Woody HermanOriginal Music Composer
- Dick Irving HylandScreenplay
- Nat W. FinstonOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Arturo de CórdovaNick Duquesne (as Arturo De Cordova)
- Dorothy PatrickMiralee Smith
- Billie HolidayEndie
- Louis ArmstrongHimself
- Marjorie LordGrace Voiselle
- Irene RichMrs. Rutledge Smith
- Woody HermanHimself
- Shelley WintersMrs. Holmbright
Stills
Themes
jazz singer or musicianjazz clubracial tensionsocial class