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Blues in the Night

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Jigger Pine (Richard Whorf) is the moody leader of a touring jazz ensemble that's mired in setbacks on the road to success. The ragtag big-band unit includes Jigger on piano, upbeat Nickie (Elia Kazan) on clarinet, cocky Leo (Jack Carson) on trumpet and Leo's angelic wife, Ginger (Priscilla Lane), on vocals. They land a break when they score a regular gig at a roadhouse. But things take a turn for the worse when Jigger falls for a bar diva (Betty Field) with a heart of coal.
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Dennis Schwartz Dennis Schwartz Movie Reviews A supposedly authentic jazz story about struggling itinerant jazz musicians that is far from authentic. Rated: C+ Feb 9, 2017 Full Review Read all reviews

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Connor S All over the place and not in enough places all at the same time. Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 06/11/24 Full Review David K Good film about a band scraping by and trying to make a better living for themselves. What detracts from the story is the melodrama. Is she pregnant? Will he leave her when he finds out? Interestingly, it fully acknowledges the roots and inspiration of their music are Black bands and musicians, highly unusual for 1941. Or 1951. Or 1961. The music is top notch. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 05/18/23 Full Review Audience Member The best movie song ever sung(?): the title song! Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/26/23 Full Review Audience Member A small-time band of musicians gets mixed up with a small-time gang of criminals in this weird movie with cheesy rapid-fire dialogue and characterizations, but also with some stylish and wild sequences. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/24/23 Full Review Audience Member Murky, uneven Warner Bros. musical melodrama starts out with a bang, then digresses; Arlen-Mercer score includes "This Time the Dream's On Me" and the Oscar-nominated title song. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 02/27/23 Full Review Audience Member I'll be honest and say that this was playing in the background while I was doing other stuff, but what I saw was quite enjoyable. It's a musical noir more or less. Also on my copy of the DVD, the remarkable Jammin' the Blues, by Gjon Mili! Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 01/27/23 Full Review Read all reviews
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Anatole Litvak

Director

Priscilla Lane

Ginger "Character" Powell

Betty Field

Kay Grant

Richard Whorf

Jigger Pine

Lloyd Nolan

Del Davis

Jack Carson

Leo Powell
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Synopsis Jigger Pine (Richard Whorf) is the moody leader of a touring jazz ensemble that's mired in setbacks on the road to success. The ragtag big-band unit includes Jigger on piano, upbeat Nickie (Elia Kazan) on clarinet, cocky Leo (Jack Carson) on trumpet and Leo's angelic wife, Ginger (Priscilla Lane), on vocals. They land a break when they score a regular gig at a roadhouse. But things take a turn for the worse when Jigger falls for a bar diva (Betty Field) with a heart of coal.
Director
Anatole Litvak
Producer
Henry Blanke
Screenwriter
Robert Rossen
Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production Co
Warner Brothers/Seven Arts
Genre
Musical
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Nov 15, 1941, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Jan 1, 2009
Runtime
1h 29m
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