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Rufus Jones for President is a american film of genre Comedy directed by Roy Mack released in USA on 9 september 1933 with Ethel Waters

Rufus Jones for President (1933)

Rufus Jones for President
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Released in USA 9 september 1933
Length 21minutes
Directed by
OriginUSA
Genres Comedy,    Fantasy,    Musical
Rating65% 3.2876953.2876953.2876953.2876953.287695

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.

Despite its tone that appears to today's audience as racist, it is still considered an important musical short.

Synopsis

Rufus Jones, an African American child, is elected president of the USA in this short musical comedy, which features song and dance numbers by a seven-year-old Sammy Davis, Jr.

Actors

Ethel Waters

(Mother of Rufus)Sammy Davis Jr.

(Rufus Jones)
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