New Orleans is a 1947 American musical romance film produced by Majestic Productions and distributed by United Artists. Directed by Arthur Lubin, it stars Arturo de Córdova and Dorothy Patrick and is noteworthy both for casting jazz legends Billie Holiday (in her only feature film appearance) as a singing maid romantically involved with bandleader Louis Armstrong, and extensive playing of New Orleans-style Dixieland jazz: over twenty songs (or versions of songs) are featured in whole or part.
Armstrong's band contains a virtual Who's Who of classic jazz greats, including trombonist Kid Ory, drummer Zutty Singleton, clarinetist Barney Bigard, guitar player Bud Scott, bassist George "Red" Callender, pianist Charlie Beal, and pianist Meade Lux Lewis. Also performing in the film is cornetist Mutt Carey and bandleader Woody Herman.
90 min.
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