The Little Broadcast (1943)
Character: Jazz Violinst (uncredited)
The Great Maestro gets to conduct more than he can compose himself to. A Puppetoon animated short film.
Garden of the Moon (1938)
Character: Musician
Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast over the radio. The problem is that John Quinn is the club's ruthless, scheming manager who will do anything to keep Vincente under his thumb. John's assistant, Toni Blake, falls for Vincente, complicating the escalating war.
Pete Kelly's Blues (1955)
Character: Tuxedo Band Member (uncredited)
In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection.
Belle of Old Mexico (1950)
Character: Joe Venuti
Wealthy Kip Artmitage III (Robert Rockwell) honors his late wartime friend's request to look after the friend's "little sister."
Syncopation (1942)
Character: Joe Venuti
In New Orleans, young Kit Latimer, who loves and plays the African-American music of the city, moves to Chicago with her architect father, George. Over the next several years, Kit discovers that the ragtime of her childhood has developed into jazz. Struggling coronet player Johnny Schumacher befriends Kit, who is arrested after her music incites a riot at a club. Upon release, the two form a band.
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