Jazz Mad(1928)
Hot Heels- Cold Hearts! Genius Out of Step With the Age
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.
Movie: Jazz Mad
Top 9 Billed Cast
Franz Hausmann
Elsa Hausmann
Leopold Ostberg
Sol Levy
Kline
Schmidt
Mr. Ostberg
Mrs. Ostberg
Miss Ostberg
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