

Ding Dong Williams, a clarinet player who can neither read nor write music is employed at a motion picture studio. The studio plans to use him and his six-piece band but his musical deficiencies are discovered and the plan scrapped. But the secretary of the head of the music department intercedes on his behalf and he is given a chance in the film.

Glen Vernon
Ding Dong Williams
Lead
Marcy McGuire
Miss Angela Jones

Felix Bressart
Hugo Meyerheld

Anne Jeffreys
Vanessa Page

James Warren
Steve Moore

William B. Davidson
Mr. Saul Dana

Tommy Noonan
Zang

Cliff Nazarro
Zing
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. William Berke's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. Ding Dong Williams is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”