Sweet and Lowdown(1999)
In the 1930s, jazz guitarist Emmet Ray idolizes Django Reinhardt, faces gangsters and falls in love with a mute woman.
Movie: Sweet and Lowdown
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Emmet Ray
Hattie
Al Torrio
Blanche Williams
Harry
Mr. Haynes
Ellie
Jake
Ann
Bill Shields
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