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Phil Dunham (writer)
Release Date:
1 September 1938 (USA)
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A theatrical producer puts aside his own success to boost the career of a talented singer. full summary | add synopsis
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an unusual film starring an all black cast
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Cast
(Cast overview, first billed only) | Ralph Cooper | ... | Duke Davis |
 | Lena Horne | ... | Ethel Andrews |
| Laurence Criner | ... | Doc Dorando (as Lawrence Criner) |
| Monte Hawley | ... | George Marshall |
| Willie Covan | ... | Specialty Tap Dancer |
| Neva Peoples | ... | Ella |
| Vernon McCalla | ... | Mason (as Vernon McCallum) |
| Edward Thompson | ... | Ferdie Fenton |
| Johnny Taylor | ... | Dippy, 'Prince Alakazoo' |
| Ray Martin | ... | Joe |
| Guernsey Morrow | ... | Ed. Lake (as Guersney Morrow) |
| Charles Hawkins | ... | Sam, the Stage Manager (as Charlie Hawkins) |
| Basin Street Boys | ... | Speciality |
| Rubberneck Holmes | ... | Specialty (as Rubber Neck Holmes) |
| Cats and the Fiddle | ... | Speciality |
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Also Known As:
The Bronze Venus (USA) (reissue title)
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73 min
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1.37 : 1 more
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USA:Approved (PCA #4215)
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Lena Horne did not attend the June, 1938 NAACP charity premiere in Pittsburgh because she was not paid for her work.
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Edited into Strange Frame: Love & Sax (2009)
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I Know You Remember
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An unusual film for an audience outside the USA. Lena Horne looks fabulous and so does Ralph Cooper. There is not added background of tap steps as in other musicals so you do not hear the beat of the taps which is great realism. Music is muted to hear what dancing steps there are. Acting is a little stilted and the casts speak slowly so that you think the movie is older than it is. Costumes are daring for the time in the dance routines at the end. Often feels like you are part of an audience at a stage show. What furniture you see is very modern which adds to the movies feeling of other worldliness. A must for all film buffs.