Trivia - Jackie Gleason playing bass fiddle
Hi -
I just got the DVD of this, and in the audio commentary Ann Rutherford pointed out that a (then unknown) Jackie Gleason played a bass fiddle in the very first scene of the large orchstra. I just popped in the DVD and right about the one minute mark as the camera pans left you can see "The Great One" carrying and setting up his bass. Later (at the 2:25 mark and the 4:25 mark among others) you can see him playing in the background.
This reminds me of Fred MacMurray who was also a big band member (mostly playing the saxophone, although I think he could also play the trombone and violin) before becoming a star actor.
- TWR