A Rhapsody in Black and Blue
A husband who listens to jazz instead of mopping the floor is brained with a mop by his wife; he dreams he’s King of Jazzmania, a land of soapsuds where Louis Armstrong performs ‘I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead You Rascal You’ and ‘Shine’.
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Genre: Music
Director: Aubrey Scotto
Actors: Fanny Belle DeKnight, Louis Armstrong, Sidney Easton
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