Mister Big

Mister Big

Hear and See The Jivin' Jacks and a Jill...Ben Carter Choir and Eddie Miller and His Bob-Cats

NR 1943 · 64 min · ★ 3.8 · Music, Comedy

Students at the Davis School of the Theatre are assigned "Antigone" as their class play, but they conspire to do a swing musical instead.

Directed by Charles Lamont · Written by Dorothy Bennett

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