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Director
  
Bud Pollard

Distributed by
  
Astor Pictures

Duration
  

Language
  
English

5.8/10
IMDb

Genres
  
Romance Film, Musical

Country
  
USA

Beware (film) movie poster

Release date
  
3 July 1946

Writer
  
John E. Gordon (story)

Similar movies
  
Reet - Petite - and Gone (1947), Boarding House Blues (1948), Moon Over Harlem (1939), Sepia Cinderella (1947), Hi-De-Ho (1947)

Tagline
  
Starring in his first feature-length, ALL COLORED, fun-packed musical screen show!

Beware 1946 louis jordan film


Beware (1946) is an American race film directed by Bud Pollard, and released by Astor Pictures. The film is also known as Beware! (American poster title).

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Plot summary

Ware College is a small Black college in Ware, Ohio. Once prominent, it is now low in attendance, low in enrollment, and low on money.

At a meeting with instructors Drury and Annabelle Brown, Dean Hargreaves reveals that CEO Benjamin Ware III, grandson of the college's founder, claims the estate of his late grandfather is now also destitute, which they believe is untrue and a result of Annabelle's having spurned his affections.

They decide to appeal to their famous alumni for financial help through a reunion, and invitations are sent. Many could help; but surely not Lucius Jordan, a timid lad who loved Annabelle too but dropped out under pressure from Ware. What they don't know is, he's now Louis Jordan, king of swing and leader of the Tympani Band. By accident, Jordan and his band's train is sidelined in Ware for repairs and when he learns of the college's plight, he agrees to pitch in. Though the stuffy faculty are unaware of his reputation, the kids are, and class attendance soars.

Cast

  • Louis Jordan as Lucius Brokenshire "Louis" Jordan
  • Frank L. Wilson as Prof. Drury
  • Emory Richardson as Dean Hargreaves
  • Valerie Black as Annabelle Brown
  • Milton Woods as Benjamin Ware III
  • Joseph Hiliard as Harry Jones (student)
  • Tommy Hix as Donald (student)
  • Charles Johnson
  • John Frant as Joe
  • Ernest Calloway as Man in train station
  • Dimples Daniels as Long-legged Lizzie dancer
  • and "The Aristo-Genes" Girls Club

    • Tagline

  • "Look Up! Look Out! Look Sweet! the Maestro With a Beat"

    • Soundtrack

  • "Beware, Brother, Beware"
  • "Long Legged Lizzie"
  • "You've Got To Have a Beat"
  • Louis Jordan and his orchestra - "Salt Pork, West Virginia" (Written by William Tennsyon Jr.)
  • Louis Jordan and his orchestra - "Don't Worry 'Bout That Mule" (Written by William Davis and Charles Stewart)
  • "The Land of the Buffalo Nickel"
  • "Good Morning Heartache"
  • "How Long Must I Wait"
  • Performed by Louis Jordan and his orchestra - "Old Fashion Passion" (Written by Claude Demetrius)

    • References

    Beware (film) Wikipedia
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    Beware (film) IMDb Beware (film) themoviedb.org