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...evening's end she drifts off without giving her name, and Architect Henderson drifts homeward to find detectives chewing cigars and chicle over his strangled wife. All efforts to find his alibi prove useless. The bartender (Andrew Tombes) has never seen her. Neither has the randy little drummer (Elisha Cook Jr.) who ogled her all evening. Neither has the Latin singer (Carmen Miranda's sister, Aurora), who threw a jealous tantrum because she and the Lady were wearing duplicate hats. Henderson is convicted of murder...
...inmate suggested Yale & Towne Mfg. Co. (locks for safes, etc.), but he would have to meet the program's dignified standards. As it is now, Mutual pays the line charges, the San Quentin inmate fund pays for uniforms, instruments, sheet music, etc. The program would also like a drummer. No doubt one will turn...
...tongue, "colossial." His take ($2,750 weekly from radio, $3,500 more from the nightclub) helped add up to his best fiscal year-about $250,000. He moved into his old suite at the Astor (No. 472) with Eddie Jackson, Jack Roth, for a quarter of a century his drummer, hat buyer, trainer, secretary, valet, friend-and Mr. Umbriago...
...Drummer...
...rose in the dark out of the pit. There had been no announcement that he was back. Hepcats in the audience saw him before the lights went up. They started murmuring. The opening number was Gettin' Sentimental Over You. Four thousand enthusiasts shouted and beat their hands off. Drummer Krupa wept on his drums...