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  Jack Teagarden (left), Vic Breidis, Estelle Brody, Ray Bauduc and
Jimmy McPartland.
Frame enlargement: courtesy Cinefest / Syracuse Cinephile Society.
 
 
Me and the Boys
(1929) England
B&W : One reel
Directed by Victor Saville

Cast: Estelle Brody [herself, the singer], Benny Goodman [himself, the clarinet player], Jack Teagarden [himself, the trombone player], Jimmy McPartland [himself, the trumpet player], Dick Morgan [himself, the guitar player], Vic Breidis [himself, the piano player], Ray Bauduc [the drum player]

British International Pictures, Limited, production; distributed by Wardour Films, Limited. / Produced by Victor Saville. / Released July 1929. / [?] Photophone 35mm spherical 1.20:1 format? [?] RCA Photophone sound-on-film synchronized sound system? / The film was shot in New York [?] (in May 1929)? for distribution in the United Kingdom. The film was restored by the UCLA Film and Television Archive in 2014. / Full-sound film.

Performance: Music.

Synopsis: Estelle Brody sings “Mean to Me” and “My Suppressed Desire,” with vocal support from members of the band.

Survival status: Print exists in the National Film and Sound Archive film archive [35mm nitrate positive].

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 4 August 2024.

References: Website-IMDb : with additional information provided by Ron Hutchinson.

 
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