Music ·Romance · United States of America · 1944 · 1h 16m

Sweet and Low-Down

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Director
Archie Mayo
Cast
Benny Goodman as Benny Goodman Linda Darnell as Trudy Wilson Jack Oakie as Popsy Lynn Bari as Pat Stirling James Cardwell as Johnny Birch Allyn Joslyn as Lester Barnes
Crew
Richard English — Screenplay
Tagline

Hot on every note!

Synopsis

After their annual free concert at Chicago's Dearborn Settlement, Benny Goodman and his band are packing up to go to their next engagement when a kid steals Goodman's clarinet. Goodman and Popsie pursue him to a tenement flat where he has led them to hear his brother play the trombone. Shenanigans ensue following Goodman's offering the brother a job with the band.

Mood & Themes
musicaltraintrombone
Key Collaborators
Archie Mayo Director Richard English Screenplay
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