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Comedy/Drama,
Hitch-hiking conmen Bad News Johnson and July Jones arrive in a Midwestern small town with a capital of 25 cents. Taking a room with Mama Lou, whose daughter is entered in a local beauty contest, they pose as Hollywood actors who can train Honey Dew in stagecraft. Meanwhile, Mama's other daughter Florida prepares to elope to Chicago with Johnny, owner of the Juke Joint...where, after a jitterbug contest, Mama herself takes a hand.
At the end of the movie, Mama Lou Holiday (Inez Newell) spanks adult daughter Florida (Katherine Moore) OTK, with a hairbrush, with her skirt raised. Mama Lou hauls a loudly protesting Florida into a bedroom after announcing in the presence of about five people "I'm gonna whup you so you can't sit down for six months" and about 2/3 of the spanking takes place off-camera, with Mama's hairbrush making a steady, rapid drumbeat and Florida squalling at the top of her lungs. Then curiosity gets the better of "Bad News" Johnson (Williams) and "Cornbread" Green (July Jones) and they peer at the scene through a keyhole. Through the keyhole we just see Mama and Florida's pantied bottom and kicking legs. Quite a few strokes land before the scene fades to "The End" (with no sign Mama intended to stop anytime soon).
Cast (in credits order)verified as
complete
Spencer Williams.... Bad News Johnson/Vanderbilt Whitney
July Jones.... 'Cornbread' Green
Inez Newell.... Louella 'Mama Lou' Holiday
Leonard Duncan.... Samuel 'Papa Sam' Holiday
Dauphine Moore.... Barbara 'Honey Dew' Holiday
Melody Duncan.... Melody Holiday
Katherine Moore.... Florida Holiday
Tilford Patterson.... Jefferson Lee
Albert Smith.... 'High Life' Harris
Howard Galloway.... 'Juke Joint' Johnny
Clifford Beamon.... Jackson, the bartender
Frances McHugh.... Waitress
Don Gilbert.... Master of Ceremonies
Red Calhoun.... Bandleader
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Duncan's Beauty Showgirls
The Jitterbug Johnnies
Kit and Kit
Mac and Ace
Directed by
Spencer Williams
Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
True T. Thompson
Produced by
Bert Goldberg.... producer
Alfred N. Sack.... executive producer
Original Music by
Red Calhoun
Cinematography by
George Sanderson
Costume Design by
Julian Jullienne
Makeup Department
Farilla McGowan.... hair stylist
Farilla McGowan.... makeup artist
Art Department
Arthur Kendall.... property master
Sound Department
Richard E. Byers.... sound engineer
Other crew
William Gullette.... assistant camera
George Randolf.... musical director
True T. Thompson.... technical advisor
Crew believed to be complete
Production Companies
Sack Amusement Enterprises
Distributors
Sack Amusement Enterprises (1947) (USA) (theatrical)
Something Weird Video (SWV) (video)
Timeless Video Inc. (1994) (USA) (VHS)
Xenon Video (1993) (USA) (VHS)
Runtime: 68 min
Country: USA
Language: English
Color: Black and White
Sound Mix: Mono
