Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951)

A young boy finds himself in a home for retired minstrel acts. He's anxious to find out as much as he can about them, and flashbacks show what it was like back in the days of the minstrel shows.

Director:

Ron Ormond

Writer:

Ron Ormond

Stars:

Chick Watts, Cotton Watts, Ches Davis

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Chick Watts	...	Chick
Cotton Watts	...	Cotton
Ches Davis	...	Ches
F.E. Miller	...	Miller
William E. Green	...	Billy Green (as Billy Green)
Elliot Carpenter	...	Elliott (as Elliott Carpenter)
Ellen Sutton	...	Ellen
Sally Anglim	...	Sally
Gary Jackson	...	Young Boy (as Gary L. Jackson)
Phil Arnold	...	Phil
Slim Williams	...	Slim
Emmett Miller	...	Emmett
Ned Haverly	...	Haverly
Brother Bones	...	Bones
Scatman Crothers	...	Scatman

Storyline

A young boy wanders into an old-folks home and expresses interest in the old-time minstrel shows. The home's residents, former minstrel men, begin reminiscing, via flashbacks, and the film cuts to a riverboat, and an old-fashioned black-face minstrel show with songs, dances, vaudeville skits and lots of banjo strumming.

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Plot Keywords:

banjo music | choir singing | old people's home | showboat | mississippi river | 

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Taglines:

Are you ready? Here come the showboat minstrels!

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Genres:

Comedy | Music

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Certificate:

Approved

Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

13 July 1951 (USA)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Sigmund Neufeld Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

54 min

Sound Mix:

Mono

Color:

Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

Film debut of Scatman Crothers.

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Connections

Featured in Jail Bait (1954)

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Soundtracks

Memphis Bill

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