It’s not often you can call a band of musicians “itinerant” but “Jigger” (Richard Whorf) and his recently assembled ensemble are rehearsing from the luxury of a railroad car as they traverse the country en route to their next gig. Along the way, they rescue “Del” (Lloyd Nolan) whom, after a bit of a rocky start involving some beer, a cheese sandwich and a revolver, they all befriend. He knows of a bar they can get a residency in, and so soon they are finally making some readies. That’s just as well because the chanteuse “Character” (Priscilla Lane) is about to have a bairn. That doesn’t stop h…
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