Mantan Messes Up is a 1946 film produced in the United States. It stars Mantan Moreland. The film was directed by Sam Newfield.[1] The film was produced by Lucky Star Production Company. It was advertised as having an "All Colored Cast".[2] The Museum of the Moving Image has a still from the film.[3]
| Mantan Messes Up | |
|---|---|
| Directed by | Sam Newfield |
| Produced by | Lucky Star Production Company |
| Starring | Mantan Moreland |
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Appearances in the film by Lena Horne and Nina Mae McKinney may have been clipped from am earlier film released by Toddy Pictures.[4]
Cast
edit- Mantan Moreland as Office boy
- Monte Hawley as Office manager, Mr. Hawley
- Jo Rhetta as Secretary
- Doryce Bradley as Dancer
- Lola Carrington as Wife
- Raymond Harris[5]
- Lena Horne
- Eddie Green
- Buck and Bubbles
- Nina Mae McKinney
- Red Caps
- Neva Peoples
- Bo Jinkins
- Four Tones[6][7]
References
edit- ^ "MANTAN MESSES UP". Library of Congress.
- ^ "Mantan Messes Up (1946)". Greenville Advocate. June 27, 1946. p. 12 – via newspapers.com.
- ^ "Museum of the Moving Image - Collection - Collection Spotlight_Race Movies". www.movingimage.us.
- ^ Bourne, Stephen. "Nina Mae McKinney: The Black Garbo". BearManor Media – via Google Books.
- ^ "Mantan Messes up".
- ^ "The Arts at Oakton | College Campus Art | Oakton Community College".
- ^ "Mantan Messes Up Poster c. 1946 - Jan 09, 2021 | Guernsey's in NY". LiveAuctioneers.
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