Rufus Jones for President
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Duration Language English | 7/10 IMDb Genre Comedy, Musical, Short Country United States | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Release date September 9, 1933 (1933-09-09) Writer A. Dorian Otvos (story), Cyrus Wood (story) Genres Short Film, Comedy, Musical, Black-and-white, Musical comedy Distributor Warner Bros. Entertainment Similar movies Double or Nothing (1936) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Rufus Jones for President is a 1933 American Pre-Code satirical musical-comedy, clocking in at 21 minutes. The film was directed by Roy Mack, and starred Ethel Waters and Sammy Davis, Jr., in his first onscreen appearance, as the title character.
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Despite its tone that appears to today's audience as racist, it is still considered an important musical short.
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Synopsis
Rufus Jones, an African American child, is elected president of the United States in this short musical comedy, which features song and dance numbers by a seven-year-old Sammy Davis, Jr.
Availability
Rufus Jones for President is currently available from Warner Archive Collection on their six-disc Big Band, Jazz & Swing set of short subjects.
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Rufus Jones for President Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA
Rufus Jones for President IMDb Rufus Jones for President themoviedb.org
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