This short subject was done by Paul Whiteman's Rhythm boys shortly after they finished The King of Jazz where lead singer Bing Crosby made his motion picture debut. Shortly afterwards the trio broke up and Bing went solo and the rest was history. When a well-liked tailor is about to lose his story his daughter and a young singing group try to save it.
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Nat Carr as Ripstitch the Tailor
Thelma Hill as Mary Ginsberg - Max's Daughter
Bing Crosby as Bing
Edgar Dearing as Rent Collector
Spec O'Donnell as Spec
Harry Barris as Harry
United States 10 August 1930
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