[1] Unlike most films of the era, its cast was composed entirely of African Americans.
[3] A film clip of the dance scene was also released as the short “Jittering Jitterbugs” in 1943 showing the Big Apple routine choreographed by Frankie Manning and the a Jitterbug dance competition that followed in the film.
[4] Golden gloves champion Henry Jackson turns professional and gets scheduled into a tough match.
[1] Performers in the film include Dooley Wilson and George Wiltshire.
The film also features boxing champion Henry Armstrong.