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Disc Jockey (1951)

All-Star Jam Session

Genre : Music

Runtime : 1H 17M

Director : Will Jason
Writer : Clarke Reynolds

Synopsis

National DJs help a promoter make an unknown girl a star, to prove the power of radio over TV.

Actors

Michael O'Shea
Michael O'Shea
Mike Richards
Ginny Simms
Ginny Simms
Vickie Peters
Tom Drake
Tom Drake
Johnny
Jane Nigh
Jane Nigh
Marian
Russ Morgan
Russ Morgan
Russ Morgan
Jerome Cowan
Jerome Cowan
Chris Marley
Herb Jeffries
Herb Jeffries
Herb Jeffries, alias H. J. Ball
Lenny Kent
Lenny Kent
Happy Goday
Tommy Dorsey
Tommy Dorsey
Himself
George Shearing
George Shearing
Himself
Nick Lucas
Nick Lucas
Himself
Sarah Vaughan
Sarah Vaughan
Herself
Martin Block
Martin Block
Martin Block
Byron Foulger
Byron Foulger
Clerk (uncredited)

Crews

Will Jason
Will Jason
Director
Clarke Reynolds
Clarke Reynolds
Screenplay
Clarke Reynolds
Clarke Reynolds
Story

Posters and backgrounds

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