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Juke Box Jenny
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Wikipedia article
'Juke Box Jenny' (also known as 'Fifty Million Nickels') is a 1942 film directed by Harold Young and starring Ken Murray, Harriet Hilliard, Iris Adrian, and Donald Douglas. The film is a musical comedy with songs performed by Charlie Barnet and his Orchestra, The King's Men, Wingy Manone and his Orchestra, The Milt Herth Trio, and The Eddie Beal Trio. The songs include "Fifty Million Nickels Can't Be Wrong", "Swing to Mother Goose", "Tiger Rag", "Macumba", and others.
Plot
Roger Wadsworth, owner of a record company, is pressured by Mrs. Horton, a major stock holder in the company and mother of his fianc Genevieve, to only produce recordings of classical music. Romantic complications follow with the involvement of his top salesman, Malcolm Hammond, who wants the company to produce jazz records, and a torch singer, Jinx Corey.
Cast
* Ken Murray as Malcolm Hammond
* Harriet Hilliard as Genevieve Horton
* Iris Adrian as Jinx Corey
* Don Douglas as Roger Wadsworth
* Marjorie Gateson as Mrs. Horton
* Sig Arno as Randini
* Charles Halton as the judge
* William Ruhl as Jinxs lawyer
* Claire Du Brey as Miss Carruthers
Musicians
* Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra
* The Kings Men
* Wingy Manone and His Orchestra
* Milt Hert and His Trio
Reviews
A New York Times review on 17 April 1942 described the movie as "a series of musical shorts strung out to feature-length [...] by means of a feeble yarn."
References
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