Amos and Andy run the "Fresh Air Taxicab Company, Incorpulated" [sic], so named because their one taxi has no top.

Stuck in the traffic jam are John Blair and his wife, who were on their way to meet an old family friend, Richard Williams, at the train station.

When the Blairs don't show up, Williams makes his own way to their house and meets their daughter, Jean, who was also his childhood sweetheart.

That night, Amos and Andy plan to attend a meeting at their lodge, the Mystic Knights of the Sea.

Brother member Kingfish hires them to transport Duke Ellington and his Cotton Club band to a party being given at the Blair estate.

Meanwhile, Richard confides to John Blair his feelings for his daughter, and states that he has no intention of pursuing Jean unless he can afford to start his own business to support them.

Having delivered their fare, the two cab drivers rush back to town to attend their lodge meeting.

Amos and Andy find their document, but then realize they didn't bring any other paper to write their message to their lodge brothers.

After failing to find the deed, a heartbroken Richard leaves for the railway station, intending to return home.

So valve trombonist Juan Tizol, who was Puerto Rican, and clarinetist Barney Bigard, a Creole, wore stage makeup to appear as dark as Amos and Andy on film.

[3] The songs included:[1][4] The Rhythm Boys (Bing Crosby, Harry Barris, and Al Rinker) were brought in at the last minute to sing the vocals on "Three Little Words", when Ellington's drummer, Sonny Greer, got stage fright about performing on film.

These were animated cartoons produced by The Van Beuren Corporation in 1934: The Rasslin' Match and The Lion Tamer.