Sweet and Low-Down (1944)

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.

Directed by: Archie Mayo

Cast: Benny Goodman, Linda Darnell, Jack Oakie, Lynn Bari, James Cardwell, Allyn Joslyn, John Campbell, Roy Benson, Dickie Moore, Terry Moore, Archie Mayo, Benny Goodman and His Orchestra

Genres: Music, Musical, Romance

Rating: 5.8/10

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