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Synopsis: Hollywood's first all-black
film since The
Green Pastures which became a Musical Comedy Sensation! Petunia
Jackson (Ethel Waters) has been struggling to get her husband
Joe (Eddie Anderson) to give up gambling and lead a righteous
life who is torn between the love of his good wife Petunia and
the wiles of good-time bad girl Georgia Brown (Lena Horne.) Petunia
appears to have finally succeeded, but when a relapse puts his
life in danger he finds heaven and hell battling for his soul.
There are good song with Lena Horne, Ethel Waters, Duke Ellington
and Louis Armstrong. Overall a very good film for all.
*
Ethel Waters does a little Shimmy
for which she was known for. Buck
and Bubbles
do a little acting. Archie
Savage
does an excellent Lindy Hop scene along with just about the whole
cast to the Duke's Music. Leon
James
does his "Poke" (of Moke and Poke) character.
The Lindy
Hop
scene is one of the best on film from the awesome "Pimp Walks
and Fish Tail" entrance to the aerials on the swing-out.
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