| Academy Awards, USA | |||
| Year | Result | Award | Category/Recipient(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Nominated | Oscar | Best Music, Original Song Bert Kalmar Harry Ruby Oscar Hammerstein II For the song "A Kiss to Build a Dream on" |
MGM
Directed by Leslie Kardos
My rating: 2 stars out of 4
IMDb
(Turner Classic Movies)
Mickey Rooney has a good job as a bookie with Hollywood mobsters. He makes the mistake of falling in love with a cigarette girl at the local Dixieland jazz club, leading him to quit the gang and become the drummer of the house band. The only problem is that his girl falls in love with his old gangster boss. If that were all the film had to offer it would be just another B picture, but the presence of jazz legends Louis Armstrong, Jack Teagarden and Earl Hines elevates it to must-see for jazz fans, even Rooney gives a spirited performance on the drum set, though subtle he is not.
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