
01/01/1946
Featuring the swinging sounds of the all-woman band The International Sweethearts of Rhythm and a young Ruby Dee, the 1946 musical showcases tenderness in romance and community through a series of musical numbers. The loosely connected plot follows film producers hoping to cast a stand-out actress for their next film. Preserved by the Academy Film Archive in 2008.

Betty Haynes
as Chris

Ruby Dee
as Joan

Powell Lindsay
as Sid

Tommie Moore
as Honey Diamond

Flo Hawkins
as Nicky

Rhina Harris
as Ruth Dubois

Kenneth Broomes
as Dancer

Anna Mae Winburn
as Self

Henri Woode
as Self

Harrel Tillman
as Self

Helen Jones Woods
as Trombonist

Billie and Millie
as Dancers
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