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Rufus Jones for President

7.0/10(4)
1933
21 min
No Trailer
ComedyMusic

Overview

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)

Production

Warner Bros. Pictures

Cast & Characters

Ethel Waters as Mother of Rufus

Ethel Waters

Mother of Rufus

Sammy Davis Jr. as Rufus Jones

Sammy Davis Jr.

Rufus Jones

Hamtree Harrington

Dusty Fletcher

Edgar Connor

Russell Wooding

Directors & Crew

R

Roy Mack

Director

Screenshots & Stills

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