A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer.A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer.A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer.
Laurence Criner
- Doc Dorando
- (as Lawrence Criner)
Vernon McCalla
- Mason
- (as Vernon McCallum)
Guernsey Morrow
- Ed. Lake
- (as Guersney Morrow)
Charles Hawkins
- Sam - Stage Manager
- (as Charlie Hawkins)
Rubberneck Holmes
- Specialty Act
- (as Rubber Neck Holmes)
- Directors
- William L. Nolte
- Ralph Cooper(uncredited)
- Writers
- All cast & crew
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Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaShot in ten days.
- ConnectionsEdited into Strange Frame: Love & Sax (2012)
Featured review
entertaining window on life as it was
I watched this on CUNY TV. I was curious and stayed because it had enough elements to be entertaining. Ralph Cooper is handsome and likable. I didn't even realize that Lena Horne was the beautiful singer. I thought she was a Lena Horne knock off. She seems to have been required to slim down and had better glamour treatment in Hollywood films. Interesting because of its use of black actors and performers in ways they couldn't be shown in film other than those made for black audience. Talented singers and dancers and a window into what the TOBA houses were like in the south. And an extended snake oil routine of the rural south. Even the diner with its ham and eggs special is interesting as an historic window on life eighty years ago. I'm glad Lena Horne was able to make it out of this niche market even if she was still relatively isolated in the roles she could play.
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- rodinnyc
- Feb 26, 2018
Details
- Runtime1 hour 13 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.37 : 1
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