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Status
Released
Release
1947
Runtime
1h 12m
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Cab Calloway plays himself in a plot about jealousy, night clubs, and gangsters. Ends with a series of musical numbers.
19 Cast Members
Cab Calloway
Cab
Ida James
Nettie
Jeni Le Gon
Minnie
William Campbell
Sparks
Virginia Girvin
Sparks' fat friend
George Wiltshire
Boss Mason
James Dunmore
Mo the Mouse
Augustus Smith
Preacher
Edgar Martin
Owner of Jive Club
Leonard Rogers
Ralph
David Bethea
Owner of Brass Hat
Shepard Roberts
Police Sergeant
Frederick Johnson
Head Waiter
Lois Bright
Self - Miller Brothers and Lois
Danny Miller
Self - Miller Brothers and Lois
George Miller
Self - Miller Brothers and Lois
Mattie Peters
Self - The Peters Sisters
Anne Peters
Self - The Peters Sisters
Virginia Peters
Self - The Peters Sisters