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The Band Beautiful

The Band Beautiful

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Music

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The Ingenues perform "Tiger Rag," "Changes," "Mighty Lak' a Rose," "Keep Sweeping the Cobwebs Off the Moon," and "Shaking the Blues Away."

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

English

Runtime

9 mins

Rating

4/10

Release Date

01 October 1928

Country

United States of America

Cast

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