A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.
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- Nick Duquesne
- (as Arturo De Cordova)
- Louis Armstrong
- (as Original New Orleans Ragtime Band)
- Drummer
- (as Original New Orleans Ragtime Band)
- Clarinetist
- (as Original New Orleans Ragtime Band)
- Trombonist
- (as Original New Orleans Ragtime Band)
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThis is the only time Billie Holiday performs in a feature film.
- GoofsIn the first scene, there is a shot of Basin Street, and the year 1917. One hears "West End Blues" playing, which was not recorded until 1928.
- Quotes
Henry Ferber: That note isn't even in the diatonic scale.
Louis Armstrong: Diatonic? Did I do something wrong?
Henry Ferber: Something extraordinary. You are playing notes between flat and natural. It's like discovering - a secret scale just made for this type of music.
Louis Armstrong: Horn, did you hear what the gentleman said?
- Alternate versionsThere is an Italian DVD edition of this movie, distributed by DNA Srl, entitled "La città del Jazz". The movie was re-edited with the contribution of the film history scholar Riccardo Cusin. This dvd contains the movie with its original aspect ratio and a new version adapted in 1.78:1 anamorphic for 16:9 screens. This version is also available in streaming on some platforms.
- ConnectionsEdited into Billie Holiday: The Ultimate Collection (2005)
- dikelmm-655-877942
- Apr 6, 2016
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Details
- Runtime1 hour 30 minutes
- Color
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1