New Orleans (1947)

Directed by

Arthur Lubin

Genre

musical film

Country

United States

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

NR

Rating

6.7 of 10 from 13 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A singer and a bandleader navigate romance and music in New Orleans. The film showcases classic jazz performances and features legendary musicians in supporting roles.

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What happens

New Orleans is a 1947 American musical romance film starring Arturo de Córdova and Dorothy Patrick, and directed by Arthur Lubin. Though it features a rather conventional plot, the film is noteworthy both for casting jazz legends Billie Holiday as a singing maid romantically involved with bandleader Louis Armstrong, and extensive playing of New Orleans-style Dixieland jazz: over twenty songs (or versions of songs) are featured in whole or part. Armstrong's band contains a virtual Who's Who of classic jazz greats, including trombonist Kid Ory, drummer Zutty Singleton, clarinetist Barney Bigard, guitar player Bud Scott, bassist George "Red" Callender, pianist Charlie Beal, and pianist Meade Lux Lewis. Also performing in the film is cornetist Mutt Carey and bandleader Woody Herman. New Orleans is Holiday's only feature film appearance. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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