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1938 · 106 mins · English
Directed by
Henry King
Starring
Don Ameche, John Carradine, Lon Chaney Jr., Paul Hurst, Joseph Crehan, Eddie Collins

Classical violinist Roger Grant shocks his family and mentor by forming a jazz band that finds success. He falls for vocalist Stella, but his fear of losing her makes him sabotage her solo ambitions. World War I separates them in 1917; Stella marries Roger’s best friend. After the war, a Carnegie Hall concert forces the romance to confront its future.

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