Rufus Jones for President

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Rufus Jones for President (1933)

Directed by Roy Mack

Comedy, Music · 21m

A fantasy satire on politics in which a little boy dreams that he becomes President of the U.S. and his 'mammy' is Vice President. The film spotlights two now legendary performers much earlier in their careers: Ethel Waters and Sammy Davis Jr. In his first screen appearance, around the age of seven, pint-sized Davis sings, dances and clowns. Nicknamed 'the beanpole' slim and slinky Waters looks far different from the heavier figure she displayed in Pinky (1949) and Member of the Wedding (1953). Statuesque in a long glamorous white gown, she sings her big hit "Am I Blue." Davis, in turn sings "I'll Be Glad When You're Dead You Rascal You." (Separate Cinema)

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Cast

Ethel Waters Mother of Rufus Sammy Davis Jr. Rufus Jones
H
Hamtree Harrington
D
Dusty Fletcher
E
Edgar Connor
R
Russell Wooding

Crew

Director
Roy Mack
Director of Photography
Edwin B. DuPar

Details

Release date
1933-09-09
Runtime
21m
Genres
Comedy, Music
Original language
EN
Spoken languages
English
Countries
United States of America
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures