New Orleans Movie Review 1947

The great legends of jazz re-enact its birth in this song-filled tribute to the town where it all began. When the proprietor (de Cordova) of a Bourbon Street gambling joint (and haven for musicians) falls for an opera-singing socialite, he realizes that only through music will he gain responsibility. He begins a campaign to bring jazz to the highbrow American stage.

Distribution

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Available on VHS, DVD
Running time 90 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Jazz & Blues, New Orleans, Nightclubs, Musical Drama

Screenplay

Elliot Paul, Dick Irving Hyland

Cast

Arturo de Cordova, Dorothy Patrick, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, Richard Hageman

Cinematography

Lucien N. Andriot

Director

Arthur Lubin