Sweet and Lowdown (1944)
- Starring:
- Benny Goodman Orchestra, Linda Darnell, (more)
- Director(s):
- Archie Mayo
Synopsis of Sweet and Lowdown
In this musical, a youthful trombonist is thrilled when he is allowed to play with Benny Goodman's Orchestra. Afterward he becomes insufferably egotistical and tries to start his own swing band. It's his girl friend's idea, and unfortunately he fails. He then returns to his old mill job. Fortunately, he is given another chance to play with Benny and the boys. Musical numbers include: "I'm Making Believe," (Mack Gordon, James V. Monaco), as well as "Chug-Chug-Choo-Choo-Chug," "Hey Bub, Let's Have a Ball," "Ten Days with a Baby" (Gordon, Monaco), "I Found a New Baby" (Jack Palmer, Spencer Williams), "Jersey Bounce" (Robert B. Wright, Bobby Plater, Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson), "Let's Dance" (Fanny Baldridge, Gregory Stone, Joseph Bonine), "The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise" (Gene Lockhart, Ernest Seitz), "Mozart's Clarinet Quintet" (performed by Goodman and strings), "No Love, No Nothing" (Leo Robin, Harry Warren), "Rachel's Dream" (Benny Goodman), and "I Yi Yi Yi Yi, I Like You Very Much" (Gordon, Warren) ~ Sandra Brennan, Rovi
Complete Cast of Sweet and Lowdown
- Benny Goodman Orchestra - Themselves
- Lynn Bari - Pat Sterling
- James B. Cardwell - Johnny Birch
- John Campbell - Dixie Zang
- Dickie Moore - General Carmichael
- Beverly Hudson - Helen Birch
- George Lessey - Norman Wilson
- Billy Dawson - Major Ellis
- Robert Emmett Keane - Tivoli Owner
- Cara Williams - Blonde
- The Pied Pipers - Themselves
- Linda Darnell - Trudy Wilson
- Jack Oakie - Popsy
- Allyn Joslyn - Lester Barnes
- Roy Benson - Skeets McCormick
- Buddy Swan - Tony Birch
- Dorothy Vaughan - Mrs. Birch
- Ray Mayer - Coroner
- Harry McKim - Col. Wiseman
- Hope Landin - Matron
- Roger Clark - Friend
- Terry Moore - Snub-Nosed Girl
- Director(s):
- Archie Mayo
- Writer(s):
- Richard English
- Producer(s):
- William Le Baron
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