Jam Session (1944)

Name: Jam Session
Genre: Comedy, Music
Released: 1944-04-13
Duration: 77 min
Rating: 7
Cast: Ann Miller, Jess Barker, Louis Armstrong, Jo Stafford, Charles D. Brown

Jam Session (1944), directed by Charles Barton, starring Ann Miller and Jess Barker.

04/13/1944 BR Comedy and Music 1h 17m

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ITS A CARNIVAL OF SWING!

Synopsis

A young woman from Kansas (Ann Miller) arrives in Hollywood with hopes of a movie career.

Charles BartonDirector
Richard FantlEditing
Irving BriskinProducer
Harlan WareStory

About the film

Jam Session is a 1944 American musical film starring Ann Miller.

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Jam Session is a 1944 American musical film starring Ann Miller.

Plot

Terry Baxter is a dancer from small town Kansas, trying desperately to break into movies after traveling to Hollywood. She does everything from sneaking onto sound stages and disguising herself but she doesn't have any luck. She then meets a screenwriter who is also new to Hollywood, and she poses as his private secretary, all in an act to have access to the studio and try and see studio mogul Raymond Stuart. All her breathless attempts to see the guy get her nowhere, but when she suddenly stops two men by tap dancing for them, they try giving her a screen test, but she walks out on them because she thinks they are making fun of her. She then gets arrested after trying to break into Raymond Stuart's home. Everything is in a mess until she is freed by Raymond Stuart himself and becomes a big star.

Cast

Ann Miller as Terry Baxter

Jess Barker as George Carter Haven

Charles D. Brown as Raymond Stuart

Eddie Kane as Lloyd Marley

George Eldredge as Berkeley Bell

Renie Riano as Ms. Tobin

Clarence Muse as Henry

Pauline Drake as Evelyn

Charles La Torre as Coletti

Anne Loos as Neva Cavendish

Ray Walker as Fred Wylie

Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra as Charlie Barnet Orchestra

Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra as Louis Armstrong Orchestra

Alvino Rey's Orchestra as Alvino Rey Orchestra

Jan Garbar's Orchestra as Jan Garbar Orchestra

Glen Gray & the Casa Loma Orchestra

Nan Wynn as herself

External links

Jam Session at IMDb

Jam Session at TCMDB

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Trivia

It premiered on April 13, 1944, a Thursday.
It runs 1h17 — short for a feature film.
This film's quiz has 11 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.