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Beale Street Mama

  • 1946
  • 1h
IMDb RATING
5.5/10
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Beale Street Mama (1946)
ComedyMusic

The film is set in Memphis, Tennessee and focuses on a street sweeper who comes upon a large parcel of money. He uses the newly acquired wealth to go on a spending spree, with the hope of ge... Read allThe film is set in Memphis, Tennessee and focuses on a street sweeper who comes upon a large parcel of money. He uses the newly acquired wealth to go on a spending spree, with the hope of getting back at an old girlfriend who dumped him for another man. However, complications ari... Read allThe film is set in Memphis, Tennessee and focuses on a street sweeper who comes upon a large parcel of money. He uses the newly acquired wealth to go on a spending spree, with the hope of getting back at an old girlfriend who dumped him for another man. However, complications arise when it is discovered the money is counterfeit.

  • Director
    • Spencer Williams
  • Stars
    • July Jones
    • Spencer Williams
    • Rosalie Larrimore
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    5.5/10
    15
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Spencer Williams
    • Stars
      • July Jones
      • Spencer Williams
      • Rosalie Larrimore
  • See production info at IMDbPro
  • See production info at IMDbPro
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    July Jones
    • July Jones
    Spencer Williams
    Spencer Williams
    • Bad News Johnson
    Rosalie Larrimore
    • Mathilda Mae Grimes
    Howard Galloway
    • Pretty Boy Brown
    John Hemmings
    • Chief of Police
    • (as J.W. Hemmings)
    Montgne McCormy
    • Hazel Smith
    • (as Montygne McCormick)
    Mary Louise Stevens
    • Rosie Scott
    George T. Sutton
    • Detective
    Allen and Allen
    • Entertainers
    Joyce McElrath
    • Entertainer
    Don Albert
    • Self - Band Leader
    Don Albert's Band
    • Themselves
    • Director
      • Spencer Williams
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    • Release date
      • 1946 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Filming locations
      • Dallas, Texas, USA
    • Production company
      • Hollywood Pictures Corporation (I)
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    • Runtime
      1 hour
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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