🎬 Comedy, Music

Rufus Jones for President

⭐ 7.0/10 1933 21m Dir. Roy Mack

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A fantasy satire on politics in which a little boy dreams that he becomes President of the U.S. and his 'mammy' is Vice President. The film spotlights two now legendary performers much earlier in their careers: Ethel Waters and Sammy Davis Jr. In his first screen appearance, around the age of seven, pint-sized Davis sings, dances and clowns. Nicknamed 'the beanpole' slim and slinky Waters looks far different from the heavier figure she displayed in Pinky (1949) and Member of the Wedding (1953). Statuesque in a long glamorous white gown, she sings her big hit "Am I Blue." Davis, in turn sings "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You." (Separate Cinema)

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Year
1933
Runtime
21m
TMDB Rating
⭐ 7.0/10
Votes
3
Genre
Comedy, Music
Director
Language
EN

Cast

🎭 Comedy 🎭 Music 🎬 Roy Mack 👤 Ethel Waters 👤 Sammy Davis Jr. 👤 Hamtree Harrington
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Rufus Jones for President has a runtime of 21m ( and 21 minutes).
Rufus Jones for President was directed by Roy Mack and released in 1933.
Rufus Jones for President is a Comedy, Music film (1933).
The cast of Rufus Jones for President includes Ethel Waters, Sammy Davis Jr., Hamtree Harrington, Dusty Fletcher, Edgar Connor.
Rufus Jones for President has a TMDB rating of 7.0/10 based on 3 votes.

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