Sweet and Low-Down

Archie Mayo
1944-09-21

Hot on every note!
5.2
76 min

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.

Cast

Name Character Team
Benny Goodman Benny Goodman Unowned
Linda Darnell Trudy Wilson Unowned
Jack Oakie Popsy Unowned
Lynn Bari Pat Stirling Unowned
James Cardwell Johnny Birch Unowned
Allyn Joslyn Lester Barnes Unowned
John Campbell Dixie Zang Unowned
Roy Benson Skeets McCormick Unowned
Dickie Moore Military Cadet General 'Mogie' Cramichael Unowned
Terry Moore Snub-Nosed Girl on Dance Floor (uncredited) Unowned