Year: 1944
Runtime: 76 mins
Language: English
Director: Archie Mayo
After their annual free concert at Chicago’s Dearborn Settlement, Benny Goodman and his band are preparing to leave for their next gig when a young boy steals Goodman’s clarinet. Goodman and his manager Popsie chase the thief to a crowded tenement, where they discover the boy’s brother playing trombone. Impressed, Goodman offers the talented trombonist a job in the band, sparking a series of lively shenanigans.
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