| Murder with Music | |
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 Original film poster | |
| Directed by | George P. Quigley |
| Written by |
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| Starring | See below |
| Cinematography | |
| Distributed by | Sack Amusements |
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Running time | 59 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Murder with Music is a 1948 [1] American race film directed by George P. Quigley. The film used footage from the 1946 film Mistaken Identity and musical footage was reused in the short subject Bob Howard's House Party. [2] [3] Alfred N. Sack "presented" the film.
In a story told in flashbacks, a musician performing at a club is killed by a thrown knife. A sexy singer, a reporter, and an escaped convict have roles in the intrigue. [4]
John Howard Reid gave a highly unfavorable account of the movie's direction and editing. [7]
Sidney Joseph Bechet was an American jazz saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer. He was one of the first important soloists in jazz, and first recorded several months before trumpeter Louis Armstrong. His erratic temperament hampered his career, and not until the late 1940s did he earn wide acclaim. Bechet spent much of his later life in France.
Thomas James Ladnier was an American jazz trumpeter. Hugues Panassié – an influential French critic, jazz historian, and renowned exponent of New Orleans jazz – rated Ladnier, sometime on or before 1956, second only to Louis Armstrong.
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Wilbur de Paris was a trombone player and band leader known for mixing Dixieland jazz with swing.
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"I'm Just Wild About Harry" is a song written in 1921 with lyrics by Noble Sissle and music by Eubie Blake for the Broadway show Shuffle Along.
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Frank "Big Boy" Goudie was an American jazz trumpeter, alto and tenor saxophonist and clarinetist.
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Murder on Lenox Avenue is a 1941 American race film directed by Arthur Dreifuss.
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