Charlie Barnet — Actor (2)
Music in Manhattan (1944) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB
Music in Manhattan
director: John H. Auer actor: Anne Shirley / Dennis Day
other title: 曼哈顿之乐 / Adorable mentirosa
Frankie Foster and Stanley Benson are a pair of small-potatoes performers. Both try to make it to the big-time after winning an amateur talent contest. Though this leads them to a few professional gigs, something is missing from their act and they are not popular. Believing a little cash will boost their career, Frankie heads for Washington, D.C. to see if her wealthy father will help them. En route Frankie is mistaken for the wife of the well-known pilot Johnny Pearson and ends up in his suite having to pretend she is his spouse. When the pilot meets her, romantic sparks fly.
Jasper's in a Jam (1946) [Movie] WikiData IMDb TMDB Douban
Jasper in a Jam
director: Duke Goldstone actor: Charlie Barnet / Charlie Barnet's Orchestra
other title: Jasper in a Jam
Jasper's in a Jam is one of the most entertaining shorts from George Pal Puppetoons to feature a little black boy. Instead of the usual shanty that the Jasper shorts usually take place in, this one's setting is at a big-city apartment that has a pawn shop with various musical instruments. When Jasper finds himself trapped in this pawnshop, many of these instruments come to life. With music by Charlie Barnet and vocals by Peggy Lee, Jasper's in a Jam has some of the most coolest collage of melody and visuals from a doll-animated film. So it is with great enthusiasm that I recommend this short to any fan of Big Band music and to many George Pal completists, bar none!