CinemaOSMovie · 1942 · 1h 28m · NR

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Presenting THE ALL-AMERICAN DANCE BAND...Selected from among Readers in the SATURDAY EVENING POST POLL

68%(6)IMDbMusicRomanceDrama

In New Orleans, young Kit Latimer, who loves and plays the African-American music of the city, moves to Chicago with her architect father, George. Over the next several years, Kit discovers that the ragtime of her childhood has developed into jazz. Struggling coronet player Johnny Schumacher befriends Kit, who is arrested after her music incites a riot at a club. Upon release, the two form a band.

Directed byWilliam Dieterle

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Status
Released
Runtime
1h 28m
Language
EN
Released
May 22, 1942
Studios
RKO Radio Pictures

Featuring

Cast & crew

10 credited
Starring
Adolphe Menjou

Adolphe Menjou

George Latimer

Jackie Cooper

Jackie Cooper

Johnny Schumacher

Bonita Granville

Bonita Granville

Kit Latimer

George Bancroft

George Bancroft

Steve Porter

Todd Duncan

Todd Duncan

Rex Tearbone

Connee Boswell

Connee Boswell

Connee Boswell

Ted North

Ted North

Paul Porter

Frank Jenks

Frank Jenks

Smiley Jackson

Jessica Grayson

Ella Tearbone

Mona Barrie

Mona Barrie

Lillian

Creative team
Directed by
William Dieterle
William Dieterle
Written by
Frank Cavett
Philip Yordan
Philip Yordan
Produced by
William Dieterle
William Dieterle

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