Rufus Jones for President

Rufus Jones for President

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 9, 1933

Runtime

0h 23m

Genres

Comedy, Music

User Score

60%

Original Title

Rufus Jones for President

Production Companies

Warner Bros. Pictures

Director

Roy Mack

Description

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)