Disc Jockey (1951)
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Evidently Monogram had high hopes for the modestly produced Disc Jockey, else why would the studio release the film through its "prestige" subsidiary Allied Artists? Songstress Ginny Simms stars as Vickie Peters, an unknown selected for stardom by radio deejay Mike Richards (Michael O'Shea). It is Richards' contention that he can create a singing star exclusively through exposure on disc-spinning radio programs, without resorting to that upstart medium called television. Along the way, Mike falls in love with Vickie, though she has eyes only for her manager Johnny (Tom Drake). Guest stars in this pleasant bit of fluff include Russ Morgan, Tommy Dorsey, George Shearing, Nick Lucas, Herb Jeffries, Sarah Vaughan, The Weavers, Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage, and a veritable legion of real-life disc jockeys. ~ Hal Erickson, All Movie Guide
Complete Cast:
- Ginny Simms - Vickie Peters
- Jane Nigh - Marion
- Lenny Kent - Happy
- Tommy Dorsey - Himself
- Nick Lucas - Himself
- Sarah Vaughan - Herself
- Jack Fina - Himself
- Red Norvo - Himself
- Joe Venuti - Himself
- Dick Gilbert
- Bob Poole
- Foy Willing & the Riders of the Purple Sage
- Tom Drake - Johnny
- Michael O'Shea - Mike Richards
- Russ Morgan - Himself
- George Shearing - Himself
- Herb Jeffries - Himself
- Jerome Cowan - Marley
- Red Nichols - Himself
- Ben Pollack - Himself
- Joe Adams
- Bruce Hayes
- Bob Clayton
- Larry Wilson
- Director(s):
- Will Jason
- Writer(s):
- Clarke Reynolds
- Producer(s):
- Maurice Duke
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