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.
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as Red Nichols
DeceasedBorn: January 18, 1911
Died: March 3, 1987
Age at death: 76
as Wila Stutsman
DeceasedBorn: October 31, 1922
Died: August 8, 2005
Age at death: 82
as Louis Armstrong
DeceasedBorn: August 4, 1901
Died: July 6, 1971
Age at death: 69
as Tony Valani
DeceasedBorn: December 23, 1925
Died: July 17, 1995
Age at death: 69
as Wil Paradise
DeceasedBorn: August 23, 1913
Died: March 9, 1993
Age at death: 79
as Artie Schutt
DeceasedBorn: October 18, 1918
Died: February 7, 1999
Age at death: 80
as Young Dorothy Nichols
DeceasedBorn: July 27, 1949
Died: December 11, 2011
Age at death: 62
as Teenaged Dorothy Nichols
AliveBorn: August 27, 1943
Age: 83
New York City, New York, USA
as Jimmy Dorsey
AliveBorn: January 20, 1922
Age: 104
Bentleyville, Pennsylvania, USA
as Dave Tough
DeceasedBorn: June 11, 1920
Died: September 26, 1984
Age at death: 64
as Glenn Miller
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Tommye Eden
DeceasedBorn: February 10, 1936
Died: June 18, 2013
Age at death: 77
as Girl at Birthday Party
AliveBorn: October 11, 1944
Age: 81
Los Angeles, California, USA
as Dancer at College Prom
DeceasedBorn: September 22, 1933
Died: July 29, 2024
Age at death: 90
as Girl at Birthday Party
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Patient
DeceasedBorn: December 2, 1948
Died: October 31, 2015
Age at death: 66
as Musician
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Choreographer
AliveBirth date not on record.
as Hotel Guest (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: February 5, 1904
Died: March 18, 1964
Age at death: 60
as Girl at Birthday Party (uncredited)
DeceasedBorn: July 18, 1944
Died: November 17, 2012
Age at death: 68