Noble Sissle Band – in “That’s the Spirit” (1933)

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Noble Lee Sissle (July 10, 1889 – December 17, 1975) was an African-American jazz composer, lyricist, bandleader, singer, and playwright, best known for the Broadway musical Shuffle Along (1921), and its hit song “I’m Just Wild About Harry”.

Storyline:
Two night watchmen hear songs performed in a haunted pawn shop.

0:00 Mysterious Mose
2:22 St. Louis Blues / Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
4:40 In a Shanty in Old Shanty Town feat. The Washboard Serenaders
5:59 Jig Time feat. Cora La Redd
7:44 Tiger Rag

Cast:
Noble Sissle – Band Leader
Cora La Redd – Singer-Dancer
The Washboard Serenaders  – Novelty Band
F.E. Miller – Night Watchman (as Miller)
Mantan Moreland – Night Watchman (as Moreland)