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Ted Gregory is trying to be the first black producer to mount a show on Broadway, but he has trouble with his star singer. full summary | add synopsis
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(Complete credited cast) | Cora Green | ... | Amanda 'Mandy' Jenkins |
| Larry Seymour | ... | Cornell Jenkins |
| Hazel Diaz | ... | Eloise Jackson / Cora Smith |
| Alec Lovejoy | ... | Lem Jackson / Big Jones |
| Amanda Randolph | ... | Liza Freeman (as Mandy Randolph) |
| Trixie Smith | ... | Lucy |
| Carman Newsome | ... | Ted Gregory |
| Nat Reed | ... | Ted, Gregory's Assistant |
| Sammy Gardiner | ... | Sammy, Gregory's Assistant |
| Dorothy Van Engle | ... | Lena Powell |
| Doli Armena | ... | Miss Watkins, a Trumpet Player |
| Columbus Jackson | ... | A Hustler |
| George R. Taylor | ... | Mr. Becker, Theatrical Backer |
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| Consuelo Harris | (as Miss Harris) | |
| Leon Gross & His Orchestra | ||
| The Tyler Twins | ||
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Featured in "The American Experience: Midnight Ramble (#7.4)" (1994)
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Bei Mir Bist di Schön
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Swing! (1938)
** (out of 4)
Oscar Micheaux directed film about an abused maid (Cora Green) who catches her wannabe pimp boyfriend cheating on her so she runs off to Harlem. Once in Harlem she gets a job in an off Broadway production for a producer who hopes to get the first black production on Broadway. This story certainly isn't original and there's not much flair but the film remains slightly entertaining throughout due to some good direction and some great jazz numbers. The performances are average for the most part but Green is good enough not too drag the film down. There's one scene where a woman, drunk of course, falls down some steps and breaks her leg, which gets a huge laughs, which was certainly unintentional.