The story of how jazz great Louis Armstrong got his start playing in Chicago clubs, how he was framed on a drug charge, and his travels throughout Europe, where he first gained worldwide fame.
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Title: Louis Armstrong - Chicago Style (TV Movie 1976)
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| Ben Vereen | ... | Louis Armstrong | |
| Red Buttons | ... | Red Cleveland | |
| Margaret Avery | ... | Alma Rae | |
| Janet MacLachlan | ... | Lil Hardin Armstrong | |
| Lee de Broux | ... | Jack Cherney | |
| Karen Jensen | ... | Florence Cleveland | |
| Albert Paulsen | ... | The Man | |
| Bill Henderson | ... | Charles Rudolph | |
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Ketty Lester | ... | Mrs. Thomas |
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Stack Pierce | ... | Cummins |
| Richard X. Slattery | ... | First Detective | |
| Wallace Rooney | ... | Police Sergeant | |
| Jason Wingreen | ... | Second Detective | |
| Jerry Fogel | ... | Jack Teagarden | |
| Britt Leach | ... | Attendant | |
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The story of how jazz great Louis Armstrong got his start playing in Chicago clubs, how he was framed on a drug charge, and his travels throughout Europe, where he first gained worldwide fame.
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25 January 1976 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
Louis Armstrong Amerikában See more »Company Credits
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