Jazz In Film

La Route du Bonheur (The Road To Happiness) is a 1952 film directed by Carlo Mastelli, the young radio presenter of “New Voices” has run short of ideas and his program is likely to be suspended from the radio schedule if he does not find any new ones. He is saved by chance in the person of Marina, a charming young school teacher, who takes advantage of the presence of a radio crew in her village for the recording of a singing contest to broadcast an appeal in favor of Tonino, the most underprivileged of her pupils.

Directors: Carlo Mastelli,Maurice Labro and Giorgio Simonelli

Stars: Georges Guetary, Luis Mariano and Nilla Pizzi

Musical appearances by Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra, Sidney Bechet, Claude Luter, Django Reinhardt and Hubert Rostaing.

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