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"ALL COLORED STAR CAST"

1941 1h 2m EN

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10.0

MASTERPIECE

★10.0TMDB · 1

Comedy

Synopsis

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Two ne'er-do-wells, Washington and Jefferson, just out of prison are looking for jobs so they won't get arrested for vagrancy. They find out that the wealthy Mrs. Brown is looking to hire a butler and a maid, and Jefferson talks Washington into dressing up as a woman so they can get both jobs. They get the jobs, but they soon run into Bad News Johnson, a crook they met in prison. They find out that Johnson is planning to pull a con on Mrs. Brown and he wants them to go in on it with him. Complications ensue.

“ALL COLORED STAR CAST”

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Cast

Mantan Moreland
Washington
Maceo Bruce Sheffield
Bad News Johnson
Shelton Brooks
Jefferson
Laurence Criner
Sheriff
Myrtle Fortune
Patsy Hunter
Millie Monroe
Clarence Brooks

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: William Beaudine
Languages: English
Countries: United States of America

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RUNTIME

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Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.

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ERA

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85 years old — a genuine piece of film history.

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3 / 7

RUNTIME

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Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.

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4 / 7

CAST

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Mantan Moreland and Maceo Bruce Sheffield and Shelton Brooks carry the top of the cast.

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CAST

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Marketing tagline: "ALL COLORED STAR CAST".

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WILD

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IMDB entry: tt0316838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

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7 / 7

WILD

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Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

William Beaudine directs. Runs lean at under 100 minutes. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Tight 62-minute runtime — shorter than most television pilots.
285 years old — a genuine piece of film history.
3Lean credit list — fewer than 30 people officially credited.
4Mantan Moreland and Maceo Bruce Sheffield and Shelton Brooks carry the top of the cast.
5Marketing tagline: "ALL COLORED STAR CAST".
6IMDB entry: tt0316838 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
7Only 1 TMDB ratings — you're getting ahead of the curve on this one.