Spreadin' the Jam (1945)

Director: Charles Walters

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.).

Cast

Jan Clayton

Sally

Ben Lessy

Rent Party Organizer

Helen Boyce

Landlady (as Helen Boise)

Les Brown

Bandleader (uncredited)