Dixieland cornetist Red Nichols runs into opposition to his sound, but breaks through to success. He marries a warm, patient woman and even finds time to raise a family. Then tragedy strikes when their daughter contracts polio.
Cast
Danny Kaye
Red Nichols
Barbara Bel Geddes
Wila Stutsman
Louis Armstrong
Louis Armstrong
Harry Guardino
Tony Valani
Bob Crosby
Wil Paradise
Bobby Troup
Artie Schutt
Susan Gordon
Young Dorothy Nichols
Tuesday Weld
Teenaged Dorothy Nichols
Ray Anthony
Jimmy Dorsey
Shelly Manne
Dave Tough
Ray Daley
Glenn Miller
Valerie Allen
Tommye Eden
Cindy Carol
Girl at Birthday Party
Robert Banas
Dancer at College Prom
Toby Michaels
Girl at Birthday Party
Charles Herbert
Patient
John Benson
Musician
Earl Barton
Choreographer
Herschel Graham
Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Lynn Fields
Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited)
Crew
Melville Shavelson
Director, Screenplay
Jack Rose
Screenplay, Producer
Robert Smith
Story
Frank P. Keller
Editor
Daniel L. Fapp
Director of Photography
Richard Caffey
Assistant Director
Hal C. Kern
Production Assistant
Edith Head
Costume Design
Nellie Manley
Hair Supervisor
Wally Westmore
Makeup Supervisor
W. Wallace Kelley
Second Unit Director of Photography
Charles Grenzbach
Sound Recordist
John Wilkinson
Sound Recordist
John P. Fulton
Special Effects
Farciot Edouart
Visual Effects
Leith Stevens
Original Music Composer, Conductor
Red Nichols
Musician
Sylvia Fine
Songs
Sam Comer
Set Decoration
Grace Gregory
Set Decoration
Earl Barton
Choreographer
Tambi Larsen
Art Direction
Hal Pereira
Art Direction
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