Joe Venuti

Movies5

• Movie6.8

  ComedyMusic

  Don Vincente is determined to make a success of himself and his band. He gets his break by performing at the Garden of the Moon, which is broadcast over the radio. The problem is that John Quinn is the club's ruthless, scheming manager who will do anything to keep Vincente under his thumb. John's assistant, Toni Blake, falls for Vincente, complicating the escalating war.

  Garden of the Moon

  1938 · 6 votes

• Movie6.3

  CrimeDrama

  In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy until a racketeer tries to extort them in exchange for protection.

  Pete Kelly's Blues

  1955 · 31 votes

• Movie9.0

  ComedyMusic

  Wealthy Kip Artmitage III (Robert Rockwell) honors his late wartime friend's request to look after the friend's "little sister."

  Belle of Old Mexico

  1950 · 1 votes

• Movie6.8

  MusicRomance

  In New Orleans, young Kit Latimer, who loves and plays the African-American music of the city, moves to Chicago with her architect father, George. Over the next several years, Kit discovers that the ragtime of her childhood has developed into jazz. Struggling coronet player Johnny Schumacher befriends Kit, who is arrested after her music incites a riot at a club. Upon release, the two form a band.

  Syncopation

  1942 · 6 votes

• Movie9.0

  MusicAnimation

  The Great Maestro gets to conduct more than he can compose himself to. A Puppetoon animated short film.

  The Little Broadcast

  1943 · 1 votes