Ben Pollack and His Orchestra are joined by a guest vocalist in performing popular songs..

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Is it worth the watch? Honestly, only if you are deeply obsessed with early jazz history or have a weird itch to see what musicians looked like while performing in 1929. If you want a story or even a hint of personality, you will be bored stiff. It is barely a movie. It is more of a recorded audition. Ben Pollack is ...

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"Is it worth the watch? Honestly, only if you are deeply obsessed with early jazz history or have a weird itch to see what musicians looked like while performing in 1929. If you want a story or even a hint of personality, you will be bored stiff. It is barely a movie. It is more of a recorded audition. Ben Pollack is fine, I guess, but the whole thing feels incredibly stiff. Everyone is standing around like they are worried the camera might explode if they move too much. 🎺 There is this one m..."


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