16 Aug 2023
Maraschino Cherries
Pending an eviction from their landlord, a brother and a sister have no choice but to take matters into their own hands to come up with the money and stay out of the streets.
New Orleans
It's the Lowdown on Wicked Old Basin Street!
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.
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Arturo de Córdova Nick Duquesne (as Arturo De Cordova)
Dorothy Patrick Miralee Smith
Billie Holiday Endie
Louis Armstrong Himself
Marjorie Lord Grace Voiselle
Irene Rich Mrs. Rutledge Smith
Woody Herman Himself
Shelley Winters Mrs. Holmbright
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