Noah Beery Jr and his group are playing to great reception at Steve Geray's jazz club. Their next stop is San Francisco, and Geray says he'll call a friend in the area to give them a gig. But before they can vacate, they find the corpse of singer Claudia Drake. They argue a bit over what to do, and decide to split. When Geray finds the corpse, he notifies the police, and jazz-loving John Litel takes off after Beery and pals.
It's a very nice little mystery, with not only a goodly number of standard red herrings to distract the audience, but some good music, too. Coleman Hawkins shows up, and see if you can spot Mel Torme as a drummer. Best of all is Josh White playing the guitar and singing two songs in a row.... probably structured so he could be cut out of the movie at the Whites-only houses down South. John Hoffman may be better remembered as an editor than a director, but this is a nifty little B picture.
It's a very nice little mystery, with not only a goodly number of standard red herrings to distract the audience, but some good music, too. Coleman Hawkins shows up, and see if you can spot Mel Torme as a drummer. Best of all is Josh White playing the guitar and singing two songs in a row.... probably structured so he could be cut out of the movie at the Whites-only houses down South. John Hoffman may be better remembered as an editor than a director, but this is a nifty little B picture.