FilmCraft Productions

A blacklisted reporter brings his shady ways to a small-town newspaper after being fired from a big city daily.

Noble Sissle & Mable Lee perform "Sizzle with Sissle."

Stan Kenton and his Orchestra perform "This Love of Mine" with Cyd Charisse and other dancers

In a gym, a girl is pulling some pulleys, to gain arm strength, while three men and three girls watch a judo demonstration in the middle of the room. A girl wearing a sweater and shorts applies a succession of holds to a young man in a sleeveless undershirt and a black trunks: over the shoulder projection, arm lock, over the hip projection, sideways headlock and knee to the face, sacrifice fall followed by school-girl pin, kidney punching followed by a groin kick, sideways kick to the knee and arm-lock, eye-gouge and kick to the ribs, attack to both legs with arms and legs, arm-lock and tripping followed by a leg blow to the throat, disarming a knife attack from above, and then an up-thrust with the knife, disarming a revolver menace from the back, usage of a leather belt to strangle and throw an attacker, usage of hair holds for control and throw of the opponent, and KO punching. The man simulates different forms of attack and stands gamely every time - except the last.

Stan Kenton and His Orchestra perform "Southern Scandal."

Soundie featuring Mable Lee and Stephin Fetchit.

Big Band leader and 1930s Broadway starlet Gracie Barrie sings a lovely little ditty about a wife’s revenge on her cheating husband. (Oddball Films)

Gloria Parker plays a station news agent who sings about a well-dressed man who comes to her asking directions to Broadway and Main. A janitor sweeps up around her as she sings. Intercut are scenes of her playing the vibraphone with her orchestra.

Soundie featuring Dallas Bartley and his Band performing "All Ruzzit Buzzit."

Soundie short featuring Robert Crum performing on the piano

Soundie of Dewey 'Pigmeat' Markham and Mable Lee performing "Pigmeat Throws the Bull."

Who Dunit to Who, with June Richmond's Soundie.

A Soundie with Pat Flowers's Scotch Boogie.

A Soundie featuring Noble Sissle and His Orchestra with Mabel Lee.

Harold Richards and Jeanne Claire sing "Sweet Leilani".