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Stoll, Flynn & Company, The “Jazzmania Quintette”
(1928) United States of America
B&W : One reel / 10 minutes
Directed by (unknown)

Cast: Georgie Stoll [himself, the violinist], Edythe Flynn [herself, the vocalist], [?] ? [the pianist], [?] ? [the double-bass player], [?] ? [the percussionist].

The Vitaphone Corporation production; distributed by Warner Brothers Pictures, Incorporated. / Songs “Ain’t She Sweet” Milton Ager (music) and Jack Yellen (lyrics); “I Ain’t Got Nobody” by Spencer Williams (music) and Roger Graham (lyrics). / Released July 1928. / Standard 35mm spherical 1.33:1 format. Western Electric Vitaphone sound-on-disc synchronized sound system. / Vitaphone production number 2349. / Full-sound film.

Performance: Song.

Synopsis: The film begins with the quartette (minus Flynn) performing “Ain’t She Sweet,” transitioning into another song, then Flynn joins the band for a couple of songs, with all performing “I Ain’t Got Nobody” for the finale.

Survival status: Print exists.

Current rights holder: Public domain [USA].

Keywords: Synchronized sound film

Listing updated: 13 October 2014.

References: Film credits, film viewing : Website-IMDb.

Home video: Blu-ray Disc, DVD.