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5 unusual facts about Sweet and Lowdown


Howard Alden

He taught actor Sean Penn to convincingly mime playing guitar for his role as the legendary (but fictional) jazz guitarist "Emmett Ray" in the Woody Allen film Sweet and Lowdown.

Alden recorded the guitar performances for Sean Penn's character "Emmet Ray" in the 1999 Woody Allen film Sweet and Lowdown, and also taught Penn how to mime the performances for the film.

Noble Sissle

His rendition of the song "Viper Mad" was included in the Woody Allen film Sweet and Lowdown.

Richard Brick

As a producer, Brick is best known for his three pictures with Woody Allen: Deconstructing Harry, Celebrity and Sweet and Lowdown.

Sweet and Low-Down

:For the 1999 Woody Allen film, see Sweet and Lowdown.


Alisa Lepselter

Since Sweet and Lowdown (1999), she has edited all of Woody Allen's films; she succeeded Susan E. Morse, who edited Allen's films for the previous 20 years.


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