New Orleans
"It's the Lowdown on Wicked Old Basin Street!"
A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.
"It's the Lowdown on Wicked Old Basin Street!"
A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.
Arturo de Córdova
Nick Duquesne (as Arturo De Cordova)
Dorothy Patrick
Miralee Smith
Billie Holiday
Endie
Louis Armstrong
Himself
Marjorie Lord
Grace Voiselle
Irene Rich
Mrs. Rutledge Smith
Woody Herman
Himself
Shelley Winters
Mrs. Holmbright
A gambling hall owner relocates from New Orleans to Chicago and entertains his patrons with hot jazz by Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Woody Herman, and others.
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