Jazz Hot (1939)
JAZZ HOT is a major discovery, a unique sync sound film recorded of Django Reinhardt, greatest of jazz guitarists, here with violinist Stephane Grappelli and the Quintet of the Hot Club of France.
Top billed cast
Django ReinhardtSelf
Stéphane GrappelliSelf
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