The music is the real star of this ludicrous fictionalized account of some 40 years of jazz history. The forgettable story opens in New Orleans where Nick Duquesne (Arturo de Cordova) runs a gambling den in which jazz great Louis Armstrong and his band provide the entertainment. Miralee
Smith (Dorothy Patrick), a high-society miss, falls for Nick and Armstrong's music, and, as usual in this sort of film, her parents disapprove. The rest of the movie recounts Nick's peripatetic efforts to sell the public on this "new" music. Naturally he succeeds, even convincing Miralee's parents
that jazz is terrific.
The insipid plot isn't helped by unconvincing performances ...
Released:
1947
Rated:
NR
Length:
89 mins