A young classical musician becomes the conductor a high-school all-girl jive band to entertain the troops.
Direction
Ulmer squeezes visual style from a budget of approximately twelve dollars.
Acting
Dickie Moore's earnest conductor vs. the chaos of actual teenagers.
Production
PRC Pictures magic: one hallway, three purposes, infinite imagination.
Director
Edgar G. Ulmer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Ulmer shot this for Producers Releasing Corporation between his noir masterpieces, reportedly completing principal photography in under a week.
The 'all-girl band' craze peaked during WWII as male musicians were drafted; this film rides that trend while sidestepping any real commentary on women replacing men.
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