Rufus Jones for President
6.5
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)
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Cast
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Ethel Waters
Mother of Rufus
Known for
Cabin in the Sky
Pinky
Sammy Davis Jr.
Rufus Jones
Known for
Ocean's Eleven
The Cannonball Run
Hamtree Harrington
Also in
Bubbling Over
The Devil's Daughter
Dusty Fletcher
Also in
Killer Diller
Boarding House Blues
Edgar Connor
Also in
Black and Tan
Hallelujah, I'm a Bum
Russell Wooding
Roy Mack Director · Cyrus Wood Story A. Dorian Otvos Story
United States release September 9, 1933 · Produced in United States
Production
Warner Bros. Pictures
Production · Studio
United States
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Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English
Release dates
United States · September 9, 1933
Theatrical
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