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All-Star Jam Session
NR 1951 · 77 min · ★ 10.0 · Music
National DJs help a promoter make an unknown girl a star, to prove the power of radio over TV.
Directed by Will Jason · Written by Clarke Reynolds
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Michael O'Shea Mike Richards -
Ginny Simms Vickie Peters -
Tom Drake Johnny -
Jane Nigh Marian -
Russ Morgan Russ Morgan -
Jerome Cowan Chris Marley -
Herb Jeffries Herb Jeffries, alias H. J. Ball -
Lenny Kent Happy Goday -
Tommy Dorsey Himself - G George Shearing Himself
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Nick Lucas Himself -
Sarah Vaughan Herself
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