Jingle Boys

Brooklyn, 1943. The fate of the Allied war effort may rest with a piano player who faints under pressure.

Wally Lipkin is a prodigy. His fingers can do things on the keys that other musicians only dream about. But Wally has a problem. A debilitating anxiety disorder drops him to the floor at the worst possible moments, which, when facing a wartime draft, is a serious liability.

The plan seems simple enough-the U.S. government is running a jingle-writing competition, and the winner claims a co...