Red Nichols

La historia del legendario batería de jazz Gene Krupa. Desde su juventud, todo lo que ha querido hacer Gene es tocar la batería y hacer música. Sin embargo sus padres no lo aprueban, ya que quieren que se convierta en sacerdote.

Biografía del trompetista de jazz Ernest Loring Nichols, 'Red Nichols'. Cuenta como empezó en el mundo de la música hasta formar su propia banda 'The Five Pennies'.

A made-for-TV musical revue, compiled from soundies and film and TV performances by jazz greats from the 1930s to the 1950s.

El mecánico de coches Dan Brady (Mickey Rooney) no tiene dinero suficiente para una cita de altura con la camarera Vera (Jeanne Cagney), cuyo mayor deseo es tener un abrigo de visón. Así que decide pedir prestados 20 dólares a su jefe. A partir de ese momento, sólo conseguirá complicarse cada vez más la vida.

In this Vitaphone Melody Masters short, Red Nichols and his band entertain the viewer with a selection of pop songs.

Len Lye scraped together enough funding and borrowed equipment to produce a two-minute short featuring his self-made monkey, singing and dancing to 'Peanut Vendor', a 1931 jazz hit for Red Nichols. The two foot high monkey had bolted, moveable joints and some 50 interchangeable mouths to convey the singing. To get the movements right, Lye filmed his new wife, Jane, a prize-winning rumba dancer.

An itinerant medicine salesman sells joy in bottles with the aid of his band.

This Vitaphone short features Red Nichols and His Five Pennies performing songs, including China Boy, Nobody's Sweetheart, Ida Sweet as Apple Cider, and Who Cares?.