Sweet and Low-Down

Name: Sweet and Low-Down
Director: Archie Mayo
Genre: Music, Romance
Released: 1944-09-21
Duration: 76 min
Cast: Benny Goodman, Linda Darnell, Jack Oakie, Lynn Bari, James Cardwell

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1944 · 76 min · Music · Romance · TMDB 5.7/10

Overview

After their annual free concert at Chicago's Dearborn Settlement, Benny Goodman and his band are packing up to go to their next engagement when a kid steals Goodman's clarinet. Goodman and Popsie pursue him to a tenement flat where he has led them to hear his brother play the trombone. Shenanigans ensue following Goodman's offering the brother a job with the band.

Directed by Archie Mayo

Cast

Benny Goodman — Benny Goodman
Linda Darnell — Trudy Wilson
Jack Oakie — Popsy
Lynn Bari — Pat Stirling
James Cardwell — Johnny Birch