Louis Armstrong -- Chicago Style
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An incident in the life of jazz great Louis Armstrong when, in 1931, he was booked into a small Chicago night spot, turning down a lucrative offer to move over to a club run by gangsters. His manager is bribed to secretly frame him on a marijuana charge, and he is forced to leave town--ironically (a
Cast & Crew
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Lee Philips
Director
Britt Leach
Lee De Broux
J Jay Saunders
Red Buttons
Victor Arnold
Film Details
Release Date
1976
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
Synopsis
An incident in the life of jazz great Louis Armstrong when, in 1931, he was booked into a small Chicago night spot, turning down a lucrative offer to move over to a club run by gangsters. His manager is bribed to secretly frame him on a marijuana charge, and he is forced to leave town--ironically (after the film ends) he is going to Europe where he was to skyrocket to international fame. Ben Vereen made his dramatic acting debut playing the young Satchmo.
Director
Lee Philips
Director
Cast
Britt Leach
Lee De Broux
J Jay Saunders
Red Buttons
Victor Arnold
Janet Maclachlan
Margaret Avery
J D Nicols
Stack Pierce
Ray Stewart
Albert Paulsen
Paul Micale
Bill Henderson
Henry Harris
Vince Martorano
Richard X. Slattery
Wallace Rooney
Jack Kutcher
Ketty Lester
Karen Jensen
Ben Vereen
Jerry Fogel
Lois Battle
Jason Wingreen
Crew
Ray Alba
Sound Effects Editor
Joe August
Camera Operator
Dick Berg
Executive Producer
Claude Binyon Jr.
Production Manager
Gene S Cantamessa
Sound Mixer
Benny Carter
Music Conductor
Benny Carter
Music
Ken Chase
Makeup
Jack English
Location Manager
Glenn Farr
Assistant Editor
Leonard Feather
Technical Advisor
Perry Ferguson
Art Director
Eddie Foy
Casting
John Fresco
Music Supervisor
Richard C. Glouner
Director Of Photography
Lynda Gurasich
Hair Stylist
Richard Halsey
Editor
Dick Hart
Gaffer
John Ireland Jr.
Associate Producer
Bud S. Isaacs
Editor
Clemestean Jackson
Assistant Editor
Lily Lacava
Script Supervisor
James Lee
Screenplay
David Manson
Associate Producer
Ham Miller
Transportation Captain
Mike Moder
Assistant Director
Mike Moder
Unit Production Manager
Betty L Myles
Coproducer
Stan Myles Jr.
Coproducer
Don Nunley
Property Master
Lee Philips
Producer
Bert Schoenfeld
Sound Effects Editor
Frank Tauss
Wardrobe
Joe Tuley
Music Editor
Jerry Wunderlich
Set Decorator
Film Details
Release Date
1976
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 30m
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Aired in United States January 25, 1976
