Spreadin' the Jam

Spreadin' the Jam

10 mins | Comedy, Music | Oct. 27, 1945

A young woman who is unable to pay her rent gets some unexpected help when the other tenants throw a last-minute rent party in her apartment. In the process, they all charm the landlady out of a year's rent. The entire story is told in song (swing music) and dance (Jitterbug, Lindy Hop etc.).

Spreadin' the Jam

10 mins | Comedy, Music | Oct. 27, 1945

Spreadin' the Jam
A young woman who is unable to pay her rent gets some unexpected help when the other tenants throw a last-minute rent party in her apartment. In the process, they all charm the landlady out of a year's rent. The entire story is told in song (swing music) and dance (Jitterbug, Lindy Hop etc.).
IMDb rating 6.1
Producers Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Original title Spreadin' the Jam
Directors Charles Walters
Writers Sid Kuller

Cast

Jan Clayton

as Sally

Ben Lessy

as Rent Party Organizer

Helen Boyce

as Landlady (as Helen Boise)

Les Brown

as Bandleader (uncredited)