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Blues in the Night is a american film of genre Drama directed by Anatole Litvak released in USA on 15 november 1941 with Betty Field
Blues in the Night (1941)
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Add to a movie listBlues in the Night is a 1941 American musical drama film released by Warner Brothers, directed by Anatole Litvak and starring Priscilla Lane, Richard Whorf, Betty Field, Lloyd Nolan, Elia Kazan, and Jack Carson. The project began filming with the working title Hot Nocturne, but was eventually named after its principal musical number "Blues in the Night", which became a popular hit. The film was nominated for a Best Song Oscar for "Blues in the Night" (Music by Harold Arlen; lyrics by Johnny Mercer).
Synopsis
While playing in a bar in St. Louis, jazz pianist Jigger Pine meets aspiring clarinetist Nickie Haroyen who tries to convince him to put together a jazz band. After a drunk patron starts a fight, Nickie and Jigger are thrown in jail with Jigger's drummer and bassist. They hear a prisoner singing a blues song and are inspired to set out for New Orleans where they hope to learn how to perfect an authentic bluesy sound. There they meet fast-talking trumpet player Leo and his wife Character who is a talented singer. Together, the quintet rides the rails, honing their technique in dive bars across the country.Actors
Betty Field
(Kay Grant)
Priscilla Lane
(Ginger 'Character' Powell)
Richard Whorf
(Jigger Pine)
Rosemary Lane
(Ginger "Character" Powell, the band's singer)
Lloyd Nolan
(Del Davis)
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