The Joint is Jumping is a musical comedy film from 1949.[1] A "race film" with an African American cast of performers, it was one of several such films produced by the All-American News film company and directed by Josh Binney.[2][3] It was written by Hal Seeger. The 4-reel film was previewed in the Chicago Defender October 16, 1948.[3]
The Phil Moore Four appeared in the film as well as a band called The All American Girl Band.[4]
Cast
edit- Rozelle Gayle
- Bob Howard
- Una Mae Carlisle
- Hadda Brooks
- Slick & Jack
- John Mason
- Charles Ray, who was white
- J. Patrick Patterson
- Mattie Weaver
- Gertrude Saunders
- John Oscar
- Frog Edwards
- Eddie South
- Phil Moore Four[3]
- The Jubalaires
- The All American Girl Band
- Doris Ratliff
- George Lawson and his band
References
edit- ^ Pitts, Michael R. (April 25, 2019). Astor Pictures: A Filmography and History of the Reissue King, 1933-1965. McFarland. ISBN 9781476676494 – via Google Books.
- ^ "The Film Daily Year Book of Motion Pictures". Film and Television Daily. May 21, 1949 – via Google Books.
- ^ a b c Richards, Larry (September 17, 2015). African American Films Through 1959: A Comprehensive, Illustrated Filmography. McFarland. ISBN 9781476610528 – via Google Books.
- ^ America Film Institute Staff (1997). Alan Gevinson (ed.). Within Our Gates: Ethnicity in American Feature Films, 1911-1960. University of California Press. p. 532. ISBN 978-0-520-20964-0.
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