Jigger Pine (Richard Whorf) is the moody leader of a touring jazz ensemble that's mired in setbacks on the road to success. The ragtag big-band unit includes Jigger on piano, upbeat Nickie (Elia Kazan) on clarinet, cocky Leo (Jack Carson) on trumpet and Leo's angelic wife, Ginger (Priscilla Lane), on vocals. They land a break when they score a regular gig at a roadhouse. But things take a turn for the worse when Jigger falls for a bar diva (Betty Field) with a heart of coal.
Priscilla Lane
Betty Field
Richard Whorf
Lloyd Nolan
Jack Carson
Director Anatole Litvak
Screenplay Robert Rossen
Producer Hal B. Wallis
Cinematography Ernest Haller
Editing Owen Marks
Music Heinz Roemheld
Distributor Warner Bros.
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