Rufus Jones for President

Rufus Jones for President
Rufus Jones for President
Directed by	Roy Mack
Written by	A. Dorian Otvos; Cyrus Wood
Starring	Ethel Waters; Sammy Davis Jr.
Cinematography	Edwin B. DuPar
Music by	Cliff Hess
Distributed by	Warner Bros.
Release date	September 9, 1933;
Running time	21 minutes
Country	United States
Language	English

Rufus Jones for President is a 1933 American Pre-Code satirical musical-comedy, clocking in at 21 minutes. The film was directed by Roy Mack, and starred Ethel Waters and Sammy Davis Jr., in his first onscreen appearance, as the title character.^[1]

A imaginative piece of fantasy, this film is considered an important musical short.^{[according to whom?]} This film is available on YouTube.

Synopsis

Rufus Jones, an African American child, is elected president of the United States in this short musical comedy, which features song and dance numbers by seven-year-old Sammy Davis Jr.

Cast

Ethel Waters as Mother of Rufus Jones
Sammy Davis Jr. as Rufus Jones (as Sammy Davis)
Hamtree Harrington
Dusty Fletcher
Edgar Connor
The Will Vodery Girls
The Russell Wooding's Jubilee Singers
Russell Wooding as The Russell Wooding's Jubilee Singers (uncredited)

Home media

Rufus Jones for President was released on the six-disc Big Band, Jazz & Swing set of short subjects by Warner Archive Collection. It is also available on the Warner DVD release of The Green Pastures.

References

^ Regester, Charlene B. (2010). African American Actresses: The Struggle for Visibility, 1900-1960. Indiana University Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-253-22192-6.

External links

Rufus Jones for President at IMDb
Rufus Jones for President at the TCM Movie Database

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[1] Regester, Charlene B. (2010). African American Actresses: The Struggle for Visibility, 1900-1960. Indiana University Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-0-253-22192-6.

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