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.
Danny Kaye
Red Nichols
Barbara Bel Geddes
Wila Stutsman
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
Ruth & Boaz
Honeydripper
Grace Unplugged
Coda
Jersey Boys
The High Note
Too Late Blues
Make It Happen
I Still Believe
Pure Country 2: The Gift
One Chance
For the Boys
Save the Last Dance
Beyond the Sea
A Complete Unknown
Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere
Star!
Mayerling
Thirty Two Short Films About Glenn Gould
Take the Lead