Sweet Sue and Her Society Syncopators

From the classic 1959 comedy film Some Like It Hot. Joe (Tony Curtis) and Jerry (Jack Lemmon) are two down-on-their-luck musicians who accidentally witness the legendary 1929 Chicago St. Valentine's Day Massacre. Fleeing the mob, they hide out in drag as "Josephine" (tenor sax) and "Daphne" (bass fiddle) with this all-female jazz orchestra on a train to Florida.

Tough lady bandleeader Sweet Sue was played by Joan Shawlee. The band's singer ("I Wanna Be Loved By You," "I'm Through With Love") is Sugar Kane, played by the legendary Marilyn Monroe.

Consisting of more than a dozen members, other named members include Hortense, Maude, Gloria, Dolores, Emily, Olga, and Mary Lou.

See also

• Sugar Kane

External Links

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OCXtEuNGOS0