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Jazz Mad
“Hot Heels- Cold Hearts! Genius Out of Step With the Age”
8.0 / 10• 1928• 1h 10m•NR• English
Drama
Storyline
A composer and his daughter emigrate to America in the hope that he can sell his symphony. But he meets with little success and begins to give up hope. His daughter and her friends, however, never give up hope.
Cast & Crew
Jean Hersholt
Franz Hausmann
Lead
Marian Nixon
Elsa Hausmann
George J. Lewis
Leopold Ostberg
Roscoe Karns
Sol Levy
Torben Meyer
Kline
Andrew Arbuckle
Schmidt
Charles Clary
Mr. Ostberg
Clarissa Selwynne
Mrs. Ostberg
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. F. Harmon Weight's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
4.0
“Every frame feels alive. Jazz Mad is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
