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Yes Sir, Mr. Bones

  • 19511951
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  • 54m
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Yes Sir, Mr. Bones (1951)
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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 sh... Read allA 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.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.
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  • Director
    • Ron Ormond
  • Writer
    • Ron Ormond
  • Stars
    • Kathleen Freeman
    • Chick Watts
    • Cotton Watts
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  • Director
    • Ron Ormond
  • Writer
    • Ron Ormond
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    • Kathleen Freeman
    • Chick Watts
    • Cotton Watts
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    Kathleen Freeman
    Kathleen Freeman
    • Chick Wattsas Chick Watts
    Chick Watts
    • Chickas Chick
    Cotton Watts
    • Cottonas Cotton
    Ches Davis
    • Chesas Ches
    F.E. Miller
    • Milleras Miller
    William E. Green
    • Billy Greenas Billy Green
    • (as Billy Green)
    Elliot Carpenter
    • Elliottas Elliott
    • (as Elliott Carpenter)
    Ellen Sutton
    • Ellenas Ellen
    Sally Anglim
    • Sallyas Sally
    Gary Jackson
    • Young Boyas Young Boy
    • (as Gary L. Jackson)
    Phil Arnold
    Phil Arnold
    • Philas Phil
    Slim Williams
    • Slimas Slim
    Emmett Miller
    Emmett Miller
    • Emmettas Emmett
    Ned Haverly
    • Haverlyas Haverly
    Brother Bones
    • Bonesas Bones
    Scatman Crothers
    Scatman Crothers
    • Scatmanas Scatman
    Monette Moore
    • Monetteas Monette
    Jimmy O'Brien
    • Jimmyas Jimmy
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      • Ron Ormond
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      • Ron Ormond
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    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 blackface minstrel show with songs, dances, vaudeville skits, and lots of banjo strumming. —Les Adams <longhorn1939@suddenlink.net>
    • banjo music
    • choir singing
    • old people's home
    • showboat
    • mississippi river
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      • Are you ready? Here come the showboat minstrels!
    • Genres
      • Comedy
      • Music
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    • Trivia
      Film debut of Scatman Crothers.
    • Connections
      Featured in Jail Bait (1954)
    • Soundtracks
      I Want To Be a Minstrel Man

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    • Release date
      • July 13, 1951 (United States)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Production company
      • Sigmund Neufeld Productions
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    • Runtime
      54 minutes
    • Color
      • Black and White
    • Sound mix
      • Mono
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.37 : 1

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