Rufus Jones for President
Appearance
Rufus Jones for President | |
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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 |
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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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ 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
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Categories:
- 1933 films
- 1933 musical comedy films
- African-American films
- American musical comedy films
- American black-and-white films
- Vitaphone short films
- Warner Bros. short films
- Films about fictional presidents of the United States
- Films directed by Roy Mack
- 1930s English-language films
- 1930s American films
- English-language musical comedy films
- Short film stubs
- Musical comedy film stubs