Reet, Petite, and Gone

When Louis Jordan dies, he leaves the bulk of his estate to his son, Louis Jordan, providing he marry a girl who matches the measurements of Bea Griffith. However, his attorney, Lorenzo Tucker, has forged a will changing the measurements to match his girlfriend, Vanita Smythe. Louis can use the money -- he's putting on a show -- but he's already fallen in love with Miss Griffith.

None of this is actually of any importance. What matters in this movie directed by soundie expert William Forest Crouch and shot by Don Malkames, are the musical numbers. There are fourteen of them played by Jordan and his Tympany Five, with a dozen of them sung by Jordan and two by second-billed June Richmond, all of them good, and most of them standards, like "Let the Good Times Roll", "Ain't That Just Like A Woman" and "The Texas and Pacific."

Like many of the race films of this era, the line readings are mostly mechanical, but the songs are great.